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A number of proteins with trypsin-inhibitory activity was separated by isoelectric focusing and their amounts measured in the extracts of the seeds of kidney bean at various stages of germination up to 16 days.
The total trypsin inhibitor content of the dormant seed, 2.2 mg per g bean rose to about 3.6 mg by the seventh day and declined slowly after the tenth day of germination. The individual trypsin inhibitors however, appeared to change independently of each other and some components disappeared almost completely with the progress of germination. The emergence of an inhibitor not found in the dormant seed was also observed. Some of the inhibitor proteins attained a maximum concentration by the 7–8th day of germination. This coincided with a similar maximum in the general protein and proteolytic enzyme content of the germinating bean seeds. The results obtained suggested that the main function during germination of these protein components might not be related to their trypsin-inhibitory activity.
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Pusztai, A. Metabolism of trypsin-inhibitory proteins in the germinating seeds of kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris). Planta 107, 121–129 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00387718
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