Characterization of polyphenol oxidase from the latex of opium poppy

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 111-115

  Bilka, F ^a   Balazova A ^a   Bilkova A ^a   Subr Z ^b   Psenak M ^a  

^a Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

^b INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Enzyme isoforms; Papaver somniferum

Indexed keywords

PAPAVER; PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM;

EID: 0842280681     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027345318226     Document Type: Article

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