Heat stability of proteins in desiccation-tolerant cattail (Typha latifolia L.) pollen

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Physiology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 349-355

  Wolkers, Willem F ^a   Hoekstra, Folkert A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

desiccation tolerance; FTIR spectroscopy; glassy state; heat stability; plants; pollen; protein denaturation; protein secondary structure; Typha latifolia L.

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; FOURIER ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STABILITY; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 0031195082     PISSN: 03009629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9629(96)00274-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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