Evolution of chitin-binding proteins in invertebrates

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 341-347

  Shen, Zhicheng ^a   Jacobs Lorena, Marcelo ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chitin binding; Chitinase; Peritrophic matrix

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CHITIN; CHITINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; INVERTEBRATE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033007284     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006478     Document Type: Article

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