Cytosolic ascorbate peroxidase in Gymnosperms

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 227-232

  Tommasi, Franca ^a   Paciolla, Costantino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ascorbate peroxidase; Ginkgo biloba; Gymnosperms; Isozymes

Indexed keywords

GINKGO BILOBA; GYMNOSPERMAE; LILIOPSIDA; PINACEAE; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 0033920362     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263500012331358514     Document Type: Article

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