Proteases and proteolytic cleavage of storage proteins in developing and germinating dicotyledonous seeds

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 47, Issue 298, 1996, Pages 605-622

  Muntz K ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS AND CROP PLANT RESEARCH IPK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dicotyledons; Proteases; Proteolytic cleavage; Seeds; Storage proteins

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDONEAE;

EID: 0001064980     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/47.5.605     Document Type: Review

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