Processing, disulfide pattern, and biological activity of a sugar beet defensin, AX2, expressed in Pichia pastoris

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 377-387

  Kristensen, Anne K ^a   Brunstedt, Janne ^a   Nielsen, John E ^a   Mikkelsen, Jorn D ^a   Roepstorff, Peter ^b   Nielsen, Klaus K ^c  

^a DANISCO A S   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c DLF Trifolium AS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; DEFENSIN; GROWTH INHIBITION; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; PLANT RESIDUE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; CERCOSPORA BETICOLA; FUNGI; PICHIA PASTORIS;

EID: 0033180554     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.1999.1085     Document Type: Article

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