The enzymatic activity of fungal xylanase is not necessary for its elicitor activity

Plant Physiology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 391-397

  Enkerli, Jürg ^a   Felix, Georg ^a   Boller, Thomas ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH MIESCHER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINIZATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; ELICITOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ETHYLENE; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; HYPOCREA JECORINA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NICOTIANA TABACUM; TABACUM; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA REESEI;

EID: 0033213359     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.121.2.391     Document Type: Article

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