Antiviral Proteins in Higher Plants
Meyer Chessin, Dan DeBorde, and Allan Zipf
Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula

Description

This book examines the rapidly expanding interest in plant-derived proteins as antiviral agents for biomedical purposes.

Features

• Use of natural products
• Host selectivity of endogenous proteins
• Examination of a wide range of biological activity of the endogenous proteins
• Detailed consideration of the pokeweed antiviral protein (PAP)
• Discussions on the mechanisms of antiviral action of the endogenous proteins

Audience

The biomedical community in general, as well as those who favor the use of natural products in connection with the conservation of a diverse world flora, including the tropical rainforest.

Contents

• Endogenous Virus Inhibitors from Plants: Their Physical and Biological Properties, H.N. Verma, Varsha, and V.K. Baranwal.
• Agricultural Role of Endogenous Antiviral Substances of Plant Origin, H.N. Verma, Varsha, and V.K. Baranwal.
• Ribosome-Inactivating Proteins from Plants, M.G. Battelli and F. Stirpe.
• Antiviral Proteins from Phytolacca, J.D. Irvin.
• Endogenous Antiviral Proteins and Self-Recognition, M. Chessin.
• Induced Plant Antiviral Proteins, A. Mitra.
• Association of the Inhibitor of Virus Replication (IVR) with Virus Localization and Resistance, A. Gera, E. Teverovsky, G. Loebenstein.
• Mechanisms of Antiviral Protein (AVP) Activity in Higher Plants, A. E. Zipf.
• Putative Role of Pathogenesis-Related Proteins in the Antiviral Response of Plants, J.F. Bol and H.J.M. Linthorst.
• The Phytochemical Approach to Antiviral Chemotherapy, J.B. Hudson.

Catalog number 6989
December 1994, c. 192 pp., ISBN: 0-8493-6989-4
U.S. $149.00/Outside U.S. 179.00