A corn trypsin inhibitor with antifungal activity inhibits Aspergillus flavus α-amylase

Phytopathology

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 902-907

  Chen, Z Y ^a   Brown, R L ^b   Russin, J S ^a   Lax, A R ^b   Cleveland, T E ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antifungal protein; Maize

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GELATIN; GLUCOSE; MAIZE; PLANT DISEASE CONTROL; TRYPSIN;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUNGI; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; VISCUM ALBUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032868720     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.1999.89.10.902     Document Type: Article

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