Identification and characterization of a fruit-specific, thaumatin-like protein that accumulates at very high levels in conjunction with the onset of sugar accumulation and berry softening in grapes

Plant Physiology

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 759-769

  Tattersall, David Bruce ^a   Van Heeswijck, Robyn ^a   Høj, Peter Bordier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GRAPE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; THAUMATIN;

ERYSIPHALES; NECATOR; UNCINULA NECATOR; VITACEAE; VITIS SP.; VITIS VINIFERA;

EID: 0031177733     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.114.3.759     Document Type: Article

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