A novel proteinase and its specific protein-inhibitor in Spinacia oleracea leaf

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 427-432

  Vaccari, Lucia ^a   Melfi, Donato ^a   Balestreri, Ettore ^b   Felicioli, Romano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Proteinase protein inhibitor; Proteolysis; Serine proteinase; Spinacia oleracea

Indexed keywords

SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 0032102240     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0981-9428(98)80206-4     Document Type: Article

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