Comparison of chitinase isozymes from yam tuber—enzymatic factor controlling the lytic activity of chitinases

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 723-730

  Arakane, Yasuyuki ^a   Hoshika, Hironori ^a   Kawashima, Natsumi ^a   Fujiya Tsujimoto, Chika ^a   Sasaki, Yuji ^a   Koga, Daizo ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chitinases; Fusarium oxysporum; Plant self defense; PR proteins; Yam (Diosscorea opposita THUNB)

Indexed keywords

BOMBYX MORI; DIOSCOREA ALATA; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM;

CHITINASE; ISOENZYME;

ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; FUSARIUM; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KINETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PH; SILKWORM;

ANIMALS; BOMBYX; CHITINASE; FUSARIUM; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; ISOENZYMES; KINETICS; LILIACEAE;

EID: 0034169575     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.64.723     Document Type: Article

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