Proteinases and exopeptidases from the phytopathogenic fungus Ustilago maydis

Mycologia

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 327-339

  Mercado Flores, Yuridia ^a   Hernández Rodríguez, César ^a   Ruiz Herrera, José ^a   Villa Tanaca, Lourdes ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Acid proteinase; Dimorphic phytopathogenic fungus; Proteases; Ustilago maydis

Indexed keywords

ENZYME;

FUNGI; USTILAGO; USTILAGO MAYDIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037994052     PISSN: 00275514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15572536.2004.11833118     Document Type: Article

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