Processing of thionin precursors in barley leaves by a vacuolar proteinase

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 243, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 202-208

  Romero, Alicia ^a   Alamillo, Josefa M ^a   García Olmedo, Francisco ^a  

^a Electrotechnical Section   (Spain)

Author keywords

Barley; Processing proteinase; Thionin; Vacuole

Indexed keywords

BREFELDIN A; MONENSIN; PROTEINASE; THIONINE;

ARTICLE; BARLEY; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL VACUOLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING;

EID: 0031020926     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.0202a.x     Document Type: Article

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