Érica C. M. Nascimento

Molecular modeling and quantum chemical calculation study of derived peptides from a Bowman-Birk inhibitor in complexes with trypsin

Abstract Context Bowman-Birk inhibitors (BBIs) are cysteine-rich proteins that inhibit trypsin and chymotrypsin proteases. Derived from soybeans, these natural BBIs have been identified as potential anticarcinogenic agents. Recent studies of the black-eyed pea trypsin/chymotrypsi...