Ultrastructure and immunolabelling of fungi cells treated with Vigna unguiculata vicilins (7S storage proteins)

Plant Science

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 81-89

  Gomes, Valdirene M ^a   Da Cunha, Maura ^b,c   Miguens, Flavio C ^b,c   Fernandes, Kátia V S ^d   Rose, Tatiana L ^d   Xavier Filho, José ^d  

^a Lab Fisiol Bioquim Microrganismos   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c Lab de Biologia Celular e Tecidual   (Brazil)

^d Lab Quim Funcao Proteinas P   (Brazil)

Author keywords

7S Storage globulins; Chitin binding proteins; Immunolabelling; Vicilin

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CHITIN; GLOBULIN; VICILIN;

ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL WALL; FUNGUS; GERMINATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PEA; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SEED; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 0032476670     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(98)00148-4     Document Type: Article

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