Detection of peptidoglycan and β-glucan with silkworm larvae plasma test

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 15, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 129-134

  Tsuchiya, Masakazu ^a   Asahi, Nobuo ^a   Suzuoki, Fukiko ^a   Ashida, Masaaki ^b   Matsuura, Shuji ^a  

^a FUJIFILM Wako Pure Chemical Corporation   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Peptidoglycan; Pro phenol oxidase cascade; Silkworm larvae plasma; Glucan

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCAN; ENDOTOXIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEMOLYMPH; HOST RESISTANCE; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILKWORM;

EID: 0030249533     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0928-8244(96)00053-3     Document Type: Article

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