Dendrocin, a distinctive antifungal protein from bamboo shoots

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 307, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 750-755

  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

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENDROCIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; PLANT EXTRACT; RIBONUCLEASE; SEPHAROSE; THAUMATIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BAMBOO PLANT; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MYCELIAL GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ISOLATION;

BOTRYTIS; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; MYCOSPHAERELLA; MYCOSPHAERELLA ARACHIDICOLA;

EID: 0043172567     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-291X(03)01229-4     Document Type: Article

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