A novel alkaline α-galactosidase from melon fruit with a substrate preference for raffinose

Plant Physiology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 979-987

  Zhifang, Gao ^a   Schaffer, Arthur A ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GALACTOSIDASE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; RAFFINOSE; STACHYOSE;

EID: 0344246932     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.119.3.979     Document Type: Article

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