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Title |
Seed Pro-Nutra Care: A tool for characterization of seed storage proteins and database of bioactive peptides having potential health benefits |
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Authors |
Anil Kumar*, Ajay Goyal, Anshita Goel & Dinesh Pandey |
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Affiliation |
Department of Molecular Biology & Genetic Engineering College of Basic Sciences & Humanities, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar-263 145 (India)
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anilkumar.mbge@gmail.com; *Corresponding author
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Article Type |
Database
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Date |
Received August 22, 2014; Accepted August 31, 2014; Published September 30, 2014
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Abstract |
Seed storage proteins, the major food proteins, possess unique physicochemical characteristics which determine their nutritional importance and influence their utilization by humans. Here, we describe a database driven tool named Seed Pro-Nutra Care which comprises a systematic compendium of seed storage proteins and their bioactive peptides influencing several vital organ systems for maintenance of health. Seed Pro-Nutra Careis an integrated resource on seed storage protein. This resource help in the (I) Characterization of proteins whether they belong to seed storage protein group or not. (II) Identification the bioactive peptides with their sequences using peptide name (III) Determination of physico chemical properties of seed storage proteins. (IV) Epitope identification and mapping (V) Allergenicity prediction and characterization. Seed Pro-Nutra Care is a compilation of data on bioactive peptides present in seed storage proteins from our own collections and other published and unpublished sources. The database provides an information resource of a variety of seed related biological information and its use for nutritional and biomedical application.
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Availability |
http://www.gbpuat-cbsh.ac.in/departments/bi/database/seed_pro_nutra_care/
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Keywords |
Seed Storage Protein, Bioactive Peptide, Seed Pro-Nutra Care
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Citation |
Kumar et al.
Bioinformation 10(9): 592-594 (2014) |
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Edited by |
P Kangueane
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ISSN |
0973-2063
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License |
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. |