Molecular cloning of a novel mannose-binding lectin gene from Arisaema heterophyllum

Plant Science

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-60

  Zhao, Xiuyun ^a   Yao, Jianhong ^a   Liao, Zhihua ^a   Zhang, Hongyu ^a,b   Chen, Fei ^a   Wang, Lei ^a   Lu, Yongquan ^a   Sun, Xiaofen ^a   Yu, Shanqian ^a   Tang, Kexuan ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Arisaema heterophyllum agglutinin; Mannose binding lectin

Indexed keywords

DNA; FLUORESCENCE; GENES; PROTEINS;

HOMOLOGY ANLYSIS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARISAEMA; ARISAEMA HETEROPHYLLUM;

EID: 0038420728     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(03)00126-2     Document Type: Article

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