Protease inhibitor studies and cloning of a serine carboxypeptidase cDNA from germinating seeds of pea (Pisum sativum L.)

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 235, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 574-578

  Jones, Craigh G ^a   Lycett, Grantley W ^a   Tucker, Gregory A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carboxypeptidase; cDNA library; Inhibitor assay; pea (Pisum sativum L.); Seed germination

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GERMINATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOLECULAR CLONING; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; PISUM SATIVUM; SATIVUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0030042191     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.00574.x     Document Type: Article

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