The cloning and characterization of α-galactosidase present during and following germination of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) seed

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 52, Issue 359, 2001, Pages 1239-1249

  Feurtado, J Allan ^a,b   Banik, Mitali ^a   Bewley, J Derek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Germination; Tomato seed; Galactosidase

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GALACTOSIDASE; CDNA CLONE; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC CHANGE; GERMINATION; HOMOLOGY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SEED; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACIDS; CLONING; DNA; ENZYMES; GENES; PROTEINS; SEED;

GERMINATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0034945924     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jexbot/52.359.1239     Document Type: Article

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