Improved detection of polygalacturonase activity due to Mucor piriformis with a modified dinitrosalicylic acid reagent

Phytopathology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 161-163

  Wang, Guangyi ^a   Michailides, Themis J ^b   Bostock, Richard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

reducing sugar

Indexed keywords

MUCOR; MUCOR PIRIFORMIS;

EID: 0031054826     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.1997.87.2.161     Document Type: Article

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