Expression in Escherichia coli, purification, and characterization of the tobacco sulfonylurea herbicide-resistant recombinant acetolactate synthase and its interaction with the triazolopyrimidine herbicides

Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 287-295

  Kil, Mee Wha ^a   Chang, Soo Ik ^a  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acetolactate synthase; Herbicide resistant; Kinetics; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032364368     PISSN: 12258687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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