Proteinases from pollen and pests

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 411-418

  Travis, James ^a   Whitworth, Troy ^a   Matheson, Nancy ^a   Bagarozzi Jr , Denis ^a  

^a University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

Pest; Pollen; Proteinases

Indexed keywords

AMBROSIA; FORMICIDAE; PROSOPIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

PROTEINASE;

ANIMAL; ANT; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PLANT; POLLEN; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTS; ENDOPEPTIDASES; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; PLANTS; POLLEN;

EID: 0030331242     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.1996_4473     Document Type: Review

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