A stable crude chitinase solution from Spodoptera litura pupae and a search for its inhibitors

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung Section C - Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 51, Issue 9-10, 1996, Pages 738-742

  Kawazu, Kazuyoshi ^a   Ohnishi, Shigehiko ^a   Kanzaki, Hiroshi ^a   Kobayashi, Akio ^a,b  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chitinase Inhibitory Assay; Loculoascomycete Metabolites; Screening

Indexed keywords

BOMBYX MORI; INSECTA; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; SPODOPTERA LITURA;

EID: 0030464813     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-1996-9-1020     Document Type: Article

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