Fusarium sp. growth inhibition by wheat germ agglutinin

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - General Subjects

Volumn 1428, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 424-432

  Ciopraga, Jeana ^a   Gozia, Ofelia ^a   Tudor, Roxana ^a   Brezuica, Liliana ^a   Doyle, Ron J ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY OF THE ROMANIAN ACADEMY   (Romania)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Fusarium sp.; Lectin; Wheat germ agglutinin

Indexed keywords

WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; DRUG BINDING; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CELL WALL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; FLUORESCEIN-5-ISOTHIOCYANATE; FUSARIUM; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININS;

EID: 0032806656     PISSN: 03044165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4165(99)00085-9     Document Type: Article

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