Fungal sensitivity to and enzymatic degradation of the phytoanticipin α-tomatine

Phytopathology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 137-143

  Sandrock, Robert W ^a,b   VanEtten, Hans D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Glucosidase; Nondegradative tolerance; Saponin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031937379     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.1998.88.2.137     Document Type: Article

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