Oligochitosan inhibits Phytophthora capsici by penetrating the cell membrane and putative binding to intracellular targets

Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 167-175

  Xu, Junguang ^a,b   Zhao, Xiaoming ^a   Wang, Xiuli ^a   Zhao, Zongbao ^a   Du, Yuguang ^a  

^a DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

CLSM; Internalization; Mechanism; Oligochitosan; Phytophthora capsici

Indexed keywords

PHYTOPHTHORA CAPSICI;

EID: 33947360304     PISSN: 00483575     EISSN: 10959939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2006.10.010     Document Type: Article

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