Gene cloning and characterization of a novel recombinant antifungal chitinase from papaya (carica papaya)

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 714-722

  Chen, Yu Ting ^a   Hsu, Lien Hua ^b,c   Huang, I Ping ^b,c   Tsai, Tsun Chuang ^c   Lee, Guan Chiun ^d   Shaw, Jei Fu ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND MICROBIAL BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Chitinase; Papaya; Recombinant expression

Indexed keywords

ALTEMARIA; CARICA PAPAYA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

CHITINASE; FUNGICIDE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ALTERNARIA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRUIT; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PAPAYA; PH;

ALTERNARIA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CARICA; CHITINASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRUIT; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 34247886097     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf062453e     Document Type: Article

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