cDNA cloning, gene expression and secretion of chitinase in winged bean

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 349-356

  Esaka, Muneharu ^a   Teramoto, Takanori ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

cDNA cloning; Chitinase (EC 3.2.1.14); Salicylic acid; Secretion; Senescence; Winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus)

Indexed keywords

BEAN; CHITINASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR CLONING; WINGED BEAN;

EMBRYOPHYTA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PSOPHOCARPUS TETRAGONOLOBUS; TETRAGONOLOBUS;

EID: 0032032564     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029376     Document Type: Article

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