Purification, characterisation and cDNA cloning of an antimicrobial peptide from Macadamia integrifolia

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 244, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 743-749

  Marcus, John P ^a   Goulter, Ken C ^a   Green, Jodie L ^a   Harrison, Stuart J ^a   Manners, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antifungal peptide; Disease resistance; Genetic engineering; Plant defence; Plant pathogen

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

AGRICULTURE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG PURIFICATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; MACADAMIA INTEGRIFOLIA; MAMMALIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0030997078     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.00743.x     Document Type: Article

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