Purification and characterization of a novel anti-fungal protein from Gastrodia elata

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 899-905

  Qing, Xu ^a   Ying, Liu ^a   Wang, Xiaochen ^a   Hongya, Gu ^a   Chen, Zhangliang ^a,b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti fungal protein; Gastrodia elata; Lectin; Phytopathogenic fungi

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; BUFFER; ERYTHROCYTE; GENETIC CHARACTERISTICS; IMMOBILIZATION; LECTIN; MANNOSE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT PRODUCT; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RABBIT; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

ARMILLARIA MELLEA; BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; EPIPACTIS HELLEBORINE; FUNGI; GANODERMA LUCIDUM; GASTRODIA; GASTRODIA ELATA; GIBBERELLA; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; HYPHOMYCETES; LISTERA OVATA; ORCHIDACEAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RHIZOCTONIA; RHIZOCTONIA SOLANI; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS; VALSA AMBIENS;

EID: 0344938316     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0981-9428(99)80008-4     Document Type: Article

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