Alocasin, an anti-fungal protein from rhizomes of the giant taro Alocasia macrorrhiza

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 9-14

  Wang, H X ^a   Ng, T B ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Antifungal protein; Giant taro; Rhizome

Indexed keywords

ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZA; ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZOS; BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; PISUM SATIVUM; SATIVUM;

EID: 0037360429     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1046-5928(02)00604-6     Document Type: Article

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