Ribotoxins and their applications in probing the topographical structure of ribosomes

Journal of Natural Toxins

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 385-394

  Liu, Wang Yi ^a   Pu, Zheng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; GLYCOSIDASE; PLANT EXTRACT; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 28S; RNA N GLYCOSIDASE; RNA N-GLYCOSIDASE; TOXIN;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; RIBOSOME; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; N-GLYCOSYL HYDROLASES; PLANT EXTRACTS; RIBOSOMES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 28S; TOXINS, BIOLOGICAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033213618     PISSN: 10588108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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