Hirsutellin A Displays Significant Homology to Microbial Extracellular Ribonucleases

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 96-97

  Martínez Ruiz, Antonio ^a   Martínez Del Pozo, Álvaro ^a   Lacadena, Javier ^a   Oñaderra, Mercedes ^a   Gavilanes, José G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOTOXIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; HIRSUTELLIN A PROTEIN, HIRSUTELLA THOMPSONII; MYCOTOXIN; RIBONUCLEASE; RIBONUCLEASE T1; RIBONUCLEASE U2;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLAVICEPS; ENZYMOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CLAVICEPS; CYTOTOXINS; ENDORIBONUCLEASES; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOTOXINS; RIBONUCLEASE T1; RIBONUCLEASES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0033161236     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jipa.1999.4859     Document Type: Article

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