植物起源の蛋白質性プロテアーゼインヒビターは害虫に対する防禦物質か

抄録

Protein inhibitors of proteinases are as ubiquitous as proteinases. The interaction of serine proteinases with their cognate inhibitors is now one of the best understood of proteinprotein associations, though physiological functions of these inhibitors are not clear. This review briefly describes the classification and inhibitory mechanism of serine proteinase inhibitors. Possible physiological roles of inhibitors of plant origin are also introduced.