Purification and characterization of multiple forms of α-galactosidase in Cucumis melo plants

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 156, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 483-491

  Chrost, Bozena ^a,b   Schmitz, Klaus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Characterization; Cucumis melo; Isoenzymes; Purification; Galactosidase

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS MELO; MELO;

EID: 0034077019     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0176-1617(00)80163-7     Document Type: Article

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