Functional amino acid residues of recombinant tobacco acetolactate synthase

Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 258-263

  Chong, Chom Kyu ^a   Chang, Soo Ik ^a   Choi, Jung Do ^a  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

5,5 Dithio bis (2 nitrobenzoic acid); Acetolactate synthase; N bromosuccinimide; N ethylmaleimide; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032395802     PISSN: 12258687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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