Determination of the complete amino acid sequence of wheat germ cytochrome c has shown that the molecule consists of a single polypeptide chain of 112 residues. On alignment with mammalian cytochromes, the peptide chain extends for 8 residues at the NH&erminal end. In contrast with other cytochromes that have a peptide chain longer than 104 residues, the NHt-terminal residue is Nacetylalanine. ...

A synthetic antigen containing the presumed receptor site for wheat-germ agglutinin (a lectin capable of specifically agglutinating tumor cells) elicits an immune response in mice capable of cross-reacting with receptor sites for wheat-germ agglutinin on tumor-cell surfaces. Mice immunized against the antigen in complete Freund's adjuvant are able to reject five times as many transplanted myelo...

Wheat germ agglutinin is a hevein class N-Acetylglucosamine–binding protein with specific toxicity and biomedical potential. It extractable from wheat germ—a low-value byproduct of the industry—using well–established extraction methods based on salt precipitation affinity chromatography. Due to its N-Acetylglucosamine affinity, exhibits antifungal properties as well cytotoxic properties. Its an...

The present investigation was carried out with the objective of formulating a gellified emulsion of benzoyl peroxide, an anti-acne agent. The formulations were prepared using four different vegetable oils, viz. almond oil, jojoba oil, sesame oil, and wheat germ oil, owing to their emollient properties. The idea was to overcome the skin irritation and dryness caused by benzoyl peroxide, making t...

The satellite tobacco necrosis virus RNA is uncapped and requires a 3' translational enhancer domain (TED) for translation. Both in the wheat germ extract and in tobacco, TED stimulates in cis translation of heterologous, uncapped RNAs. In this study we investigated to what extent translation stimulation by TED depends on binding to wheat germ factors. We show that in vitro TED binds at least s...