A chitinase and a β-1,3-glucanase isolated from the seeds of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L walp) inhibit the growth of fungi and insect pests of the seed

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 86-90

  Gomes, Valdirene M ^a   Oliveira, Antônia Elenir A ^a   Xavier Filho, José ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

antifungal proteins; Callosobruchus maculatus; chitinase; Colletotrichum lindemuthianum; Colletotrichum musae; cowpea seeds; defence proteins; insecticidal proteins; Vigna unguiculata; 1,3 glucanase

Indexed keywords

VIGNA UNGUICULATA; BRUCHIDAE; CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS; COLEOPTERA; COLLETOTRICHUM LINDEMUTHIANUM; COLLETOTRICHUM MUSAE; FABACEAE;

ANTIFUNGAL PROTEIN; BETA-1,3-GLUCANASE; CHITINASE; COWPEA SEED; DEFENCE PROTEIN; INSECTICIDAL PROTEIN;

EID: 0029660871     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0010(199609)72:1<86::aid-jsfa624>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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