Purification and properties of a major isoform of β-1,3-glucanase from pearl millet seedlings

Plant Science

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 139-145

  Ramachandra Kini, K ^a   Vasanthi, N S ^a   Umesh Kumar, S ^b   Shekar Shetty, H ^a  

^a Dept Studs Appl Bot and Biotech   (India)

^b CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

1,3 Glucanase; Downy mildew; Host pathogen interaction; Pearl millet

Indexed keywords

1,3 BETA GLUCANASE; 4 CHLOROMERCURIBENZOIC ACID; AMMONIUM SULFATE; ENZYME ANTIBODY; ISOENZYME; MANGANESE CHLORIDE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AGRICULTURE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CEREAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PH; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 0343340447     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(99)00176-4     Document Type: Article

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