Protein purification, cDNA cloning and characterization of a protease inhibitor from the Indian tasar silkworm, Antheraea mylitta

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1025-1033

  Shrivastava, Binita ^a   Ghosh, Ananta Kumar ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Antheraea mylitta; cDNA library; Cloning; Fungal protease; Protease inhibitor; Purification

Indexed keywords

ANTHERAEA; ANTHERAEA MYLITTA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; BOMBYX; BOMBYX MORI; GALLERIA MELLONELLA;

EID: 0141889788     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(03)00117-6     Document Type: Article

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