The development of Alternaria alternata is prevented by chitinases and β-1,3- glucanases from Citrus limon seedlings

Biological Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 411-420

  Fanta, Nora ^a   Ortega, Ximena ^a,b   Pérez, Luz M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD ANDRÉS BELLO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Alternaria alternata; Chitinases; Glucanases; Hypersensitive response; Lemon

Indexed keywords

1,3 BETA GLUCANASE; ALPHA AMANITIN; CHITINASE; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; GLUCAN 1,3 BETA GLUCOSIDASE; ISOENZYME; PHYTOALEXIN;

ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; CITRUS FRUIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; FUNGAL DEVELOPMENT; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INOCULATION; LEMON; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; SEEDLING;

ALTERNARIA; CHITINASE; CITRUS; GLUCAN 1,3-BETA-GLUCOSIDASE; SEEDLING;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; CITRUS; CITRUS LIMON; FUNGI;

EID: 0242708845     PISSN: 07169760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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