Isolation and characterization of the lectin from the green marine alga Ulva lactuca L.

Botanica Marina

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 427-433

  Sampaio, A H ^a   Rogers, D J ^b   Barwell, C J ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; EUKARYOTA; LACTUCA; SUIDAE; ULVA LACTUCA;

EID: 0031842262     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/botm.1998.41.1-6.427     Document Type: Article

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