Chitosan and chitin oligomers increase phenylalanine ammonia-lyase and tyrosine ammonia-lyase activities in soybean leaves

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 160, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 859-863

  Khan, Wajahatullah ^a   Prithiviraj, Balakrishnan ^a   Smith, Donald L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chitin; Chitosan; Elicitor; Phenylalanine ammonia lyase; Total phenolic content; Tyrosine ammonia lyase

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ENZYMES; FUNGI; OLIGOMERS;

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

FUNGI; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 0042430111     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0176-1617-00905     Document Type: Article

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