Phaseolus lunatus isolation

Foliage of cotton that initially contained 100 mg/kg DW contained about 60 mg/kg after 7 weeks leaf residues consisted entirely of the parent diflubenzuron (Gartrell 1981). Diflubenzuron applied topically to lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus) foliage was not absorbed by the plant, as expected. Injected diflubenzuron, however, was metabolized, and certain metabolites were similar to those isolated from mites (Franklin and Knowles 1981). 

Lunatusin, an antifungal peptide (Mr 7 kDa) isolated from the seeds of Chinese lima bean [Phaseolus lunatus L.). The trypsin-stable peptide exerted an antifungal activity towards various fungal species, and also inhibited proliferation in the breast cancer cell line MCF-7 [J. H. Wong, T. B. Ng, Peptides 2005, 26, 2086]. 

A glycopeptide (mol. wt. 1.3 x 10 ), containing L-fucose, D-mannose, D-glucose, and asparagine, has been isolated from the products of proteolysis of the lima bean lectin Phaseolus lunatus). Methylation analysis. Smith degradation, and subsequent degradation by specific glycosidases has resulted in the tentative proposal of a structure (5). 

Martin, R.C. et al. (1999) Isolation of a cytokinin gene, ZOGl, encoding zeatin 0-glucosyltransferase from Phaseolus lunatus. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 96, 284-289... 

Isol. from Dolichos biflorus, Lablab niger, Macroptilium atropurpureum, Macrotyloma axillare, Mucuna utilis, Phaseolus aureus, P. calcaratus, P. lunatus, P. vulgaris, Stizolobium deeringianum and Vigna unguiculata (all Leguminosae, Papilionoideae). 

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