Phytochemical Dictionary: A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants, Second Edition
Small basic proteins of 5 main types, designated histone 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, with various subtypes. Pea histone H4 contains 102 residues as a single polypeptide chain.
Associated with nuclear DNA in the chromosomes of plants.
Chromosomal proteins thought to act as repressers of template activity of DNA.
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