Molecular cloning of GAFP-1, an antifungal protein from Gastrodia elata

Acta Botanica Sinica

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1041-1045

  Wang, Xiao Chen ^a   Diaz, Willson Ardiles ^b   Bauw, Guy ^b   Xu, Qing ^a   Van Montagu, Marc ^b   Chen, Zhang Liang ^a,c   Dillen, Willy ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^c DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antifungal protein; Cloning; Gastrodia eleta; Rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010845902     PISSN: 05777496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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