Glutathione dependent enzymes and antioxidant defences in truffles: Organisms living in microaerobic environments

Mycological Research

Volumn 103, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1643-1648

  Amicarelli, F ^c   Bonfigli, A ^c   Colafarina, S ^c   Cimini, A M ^c   Pruiti, B ^c   Cesare, P ^c   Ceru M P ^c   Di Ilio, C ^b   Pacioni, G ^a   Miranda, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGARICUS BISPORUS; TUBER; TUBER (GENUS); TUBER (TRUFFLE);

EID: 0033498210     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756299008928     Document Type: Article

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