Purification, N-terminal amino acid sequencing and antifungal activity of chitinases form pepper stems treated with mercuric chloride

Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 417-432

  Kim, Young Jin ^a   Hwang, Byung Kook ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

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EID: 0030175106     PISSN: 08855765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmpp.1996.0033     Document Type: Article

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