A class IV chitinase is highly expressed in grape berries during ripening

Plant Physiology

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 771-778

  Robinson, Simon P ^a,b   Jacobs, Andrew K ^a   Dry, Ian B ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Adelaide Laboratory   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,3 BETA GLUCANASE; CHITINASE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE SEQUENCING; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GRAPE; RIPENING; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

VITACEAE; VITIS SP.; VITIS VINIFERA;

EID: 0031177761     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.114.3.771     Document Type: Article

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