Asparaginyl endopeptidase in developing and germinating legume seeds: Immunological detection and quantitation

Plant Science

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-57

  Okamoto, Takashi ^a   Miura Izu, Yukiko ^b   Ishii, Shin Ichi ^c   Minamikawa, Takao ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TAKARA SHUZO CO LTD   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asparaginyl endopeptidase; Legume seeds; Post translational processing; Seed development; Seed germination

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030025445     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(96)04358-0     Document Type: Article

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