Characterization of a novel cysteine peptidase from tissue culture of garlic (Allium sativum L.)

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 608-612

  Parisi, Mónica ^a   Moreno, Silvia ^b   Fernández, Craciela ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS BÁSICAS   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Callus culture; Cysteine protease; Endopeptidase; In vitro culture; Protease modulators

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM SATIVUM; SATIVUM;

EID: 0036872790     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/IVP2002344     Document Type: Article

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