t <- c("probable linoleate 9S-lipoxygenase 5 [Malus domestica]", "PREDICTED: protein STRUBBELIG-RECEPTOR FAMILY 3 [Malus domestica]") sub("^[^:]*:\\s*", "", t)
Standard input is empty
[1] "probable linoleate 9S-lipoxygenase 5 [Malus domestica]" [2] "protein STRUBBELIG-RECEPTOR FAMILY 3 [Malus domestica]"