Effect of the microtubule inhibitor methyl benzimidazol-2-yl carbamate (MBC) on production and secretion of enzymes in Aspergillus nidulans

Mycological Research

Volumn 100, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1375-1382

  Torralba, S ^a   Pedregosa, A M ^a   De Lucas, J R ^a   Diaz M S ^a   Monistrol, I F ^a   Laborda, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SECRETION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; METHYLBENZIMIDAZOYL CARBAMATE; MICROTUBULE;

EID: 0030318974     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0953-7562(96)80066-9     Document Type: Article

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