Isolation, characterization and molecular cloning of the mannose-binding lectins from leaves and roots of garlic (Allium sativum L.)

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 223-234

  Smeets, Koen ^a   Van Damme, Els J M ^a   Verhaert, Peter ^a   Barre, Annick ^b   Rougé, Pierre ^b   Van Leuven, Fred ^a   Peumans, Willy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUT DE PHARMACOLOGIE ET DE BIOLOGIE STRUCTURALE   (France)

Author keywords

Allium; Garlic; lectin; tissue specific expression

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM; ALLIUM ASCALONICUM; ALLIUM CEPA; ALLIUM PORRUM; ALLIUM SATIVUM; ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SATIVUM;

EID: 0030942938     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005717020021     Document Type: Article

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