Immunologically related lectins from stems and roots of developing seedlings of Cucurbita ficifolia: Purification and some properties of root and stem lectins

Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 31-37

  Lorenc Kubis, Irena ^a   Łopuska, Agnieszka ^a   Kalinowska, Magdalena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Ara Xyl specificity; Cucurbita ficifolia; Immunological relationship; Lectins; Roots; Seedlings; Stems

Indexed keywords

ARA; CUCURBITA FICIFOLIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0035627463     PISSN: 00016977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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