Phaseolin (protein)

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Phaseolin is the main reserve globulin in seeds of the French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). [1] [2] It was named and first isolated and characterized by Thomas Burr Osborne in 1894. [3]

Phaseolin is able to inhibit the activity of the enzyme α-amylase, which is responsible for the cleavage of carbohydrates. [4] Phaseolin-containing plant extracts are used because of this nutritional property in food supplements and medical products. Phaseolin is the subject of various patent applications. [5] [6]

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