Tags: Protein.
In molecular biology Bowman–Birk protease inhibitor family of proteins consist of eukaryotic proteinase inhibitors belonging to MEROPS inhibitor family I12 clan IF. They mainly inhibit serine peptidases of the S1 family but also inhibit S3 peptidases.Members of this family have a duplicated structure and generally possess two distinct inhibitory sites. These inhibitors are primarily found in plants and in particular in the seeds of legumes as well as in cereal grains.
