cDNA molecular cloning and seasonal acumulation of an ebulin l-related dimeric lectin of dwarf elder (Sambucus ebulus L.) leaves

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1061-1065

  Rojo, M Ángeles ^a   Citores, Lucía ^a,b   Arias, F Javier ^a   Ferreras, J Miguel ^a   Jimenez, Pilar ^a   Girbés, Tomás ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ebulin l; Leaf ageing; RIP; Sambucus ebulus L.; SELld

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; EUBULIN 1; LECTIN; RICIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SAMBUCUS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENESCENCE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TOXICITY;

SAMBUCUS; SAMBUCUS EBULUS; SAMBUCUS NIGRA CANADENSIS;

EID: 0037411111     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-2725(03)00036-0     Document Type: Article

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