Purification and characterization of polygalacturonase from the rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 427-433

  Shen, Zhicheng ^a   Reese, John C ^a   Reeck, Gerald R ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Enzyme purification; Insect; Pectin; Pectinase; Polygalacturonase; Rice weevil; Sitophilus oryzae

Indexed keywords

POLYGALACTURONASE;

ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; INSECT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030135553     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0965-1748(95)00098-4     Document Type: Article

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