Heterologous expression of an α-amylase inhibitor from common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) in Kluyveromyces lactis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Abstract Background Phaseolamin or α-amylase inhibitor 1 (αAI) is a glycoprotein from common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) that inhibits some insect and mammalian α-amylases. Several clinical studies support the beneficial use of bean αAI for control of diabetes and obesity. Commercial extracts of P...
Main Authors: | Stephanie Brain-Isasi, Alejandro Álvarez-Lueje, Thomas Joseph V. Higgins |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-06-01
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Series: | Microbial Cell Factories |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12934-017-0719-4 |
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