Peptides containing six and eight cysteines were isolated by acid extraction and subsequent three-step chromatography from Nigella sativa sprouts. The molecular weights of the resulting fractions were determined by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry.
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The work was supported financially by The Coordinating Committee for Development of Science and Technology of the Republic of Uzbekistan Cabinet of Ministers (Grant FA-F3-T140) and the RFBR (Grant 08-04-90257).
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Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 580–581, September–October, 2009.
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Oshchepkova, Y.I., Rogozhin, E.A., Veshkurova, O.N. et al. Isolation of cysteine-rich peptides from Nigella sativa sprouts. Chem Nat Compd 45, 690–692 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10600-009-9432-9
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