Structural modeling of the interaction of plant α-tubulin with dinitroaniline and phosphoroamidate herbicides

Cell Biology International

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 171-174

  Blume, Ya B ^a   Nyporko, A Yu ^a   Yemets, A I ^a   Baird, W V ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENOMICS   (Ukraine)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN; ANILINE DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHORAMIDIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TRIFLURALIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BIOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0037355369     PISSN: 10656995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1065-6995(02)00298-6     Document Type: Article

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