ID   BNCB_BENHI              Reviewed;          14 AA.
AC   P83961;
DT   05-JUL-2004, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   07-JUN-2004, sequence version 1.
DT   11-DEC-2019, entry version 24.
DE   RecName: Full=Beta-benincasin;
DE   Flags: Fragment;
OS   Benincasa hispida (Wax gourd) (Cucurbita hispida).
OC   Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta;
OC   Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; eudicotyledons; Gunneridae; Pentapetalae;
OC   rosids; fabids; Cucurbitales; Cucurbitaceae; Benincaseae; Benincasa.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=102211;
RN   [1] {ECO:0000305}
RP   PROTEIN SEQUENCE, AND FUNCTION.
RC   STRAIN=Dong-gua {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12576080};
RC   TISSUE=Seed {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12576080};
RX   PubMed=12576080; DOI=10.1016/s0196-9781(02)00271-1;
RA   Ng T.B., Parkash A., Tso W.W.;
RT   "Purification and characterization of alpha- and beta-benincasins,
RT   arginine/glutamate-rich peptides with translation-inhibiting activity from
RT   wax gourd seeds.";
RL   Peptides 24:11-16(2003).
CC   -!- FUNCTION: Inhibits cell-free translation in rabbit reticulocyte lysate
CC       system. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12576080}.
CC   -!- MISCELLANEOUS: IC(50) of 320 pM in rabbit reticulocyte.
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DR   GO; GO:0017148; P:negative regulation of translation; IDA:UniProtKB.
PE   1: Evidence at protein level;
KW   Direct protein sequencing.
FT   PEPTIDE         1..>14
FT                   /note="Beta-benincasin"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000045092"
FT   NON_TER         14
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000303|PubMed:12576080"
SQ   SEQUENCE   14 AA;  2056 MW;  D442D6DF5B079106 CRC64;
     RDWRREQERR QERR