Genetic Polymorphism of Horse Gram (Dolichos biflorus) in Eastern India at the seed storage protein level

Journal of Ecophysiology and Occupational Health

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 259-272

  Adhikary, Sujit ^b   Gayen, Sankar ^b   Bhattacharyya, Atanu ^a   Goswami, Arunava ^b  

^a VIDYASAGAR COLLEGE   (India)

^b INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Dolichos biflorus; Germplasms; Horse gram; Lectin; SDS PAGE

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE BINDING PROTEIN; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; HORSE GRAM PLANT LECTIN; LECTIN; MONOMER; N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE; POLYPEPTIDE; RAIN; SEED STORAGE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AGRICULTURE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL SURFACE; CROSS LINKING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CULTIVAR; DNA PROBE; DOLICHOS BIFLORUS; DROUGHT; DROUGHT STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GERMINATION; GERMPLASM; INDIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NUTRITION; PLANT; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT LEAF; PLANT LECTIN GENE; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; PLANT STEM; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEED LECTIN GENE; SEED STORAGE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

DOLICHOS; DOLICHOS BIFLORUS; EQUUS CABALLUS; MACROTYLOMA UNIFLORUM; MAMMALIA; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 1842561587     PISSN: 09724397     EISSN: 0974-0805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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