Effects of citral on Aspergillus flavus spores by quasi-elastic light scattering and multiplex microanalysis techniques

Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 277-283

  Luo, Man ^a,b   Jiang, Li Ke ^b   Huang, Yao Xiong ^c   Xiao, Ming ^d   Li, Bo ^d   Zou, Guo Lin ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ANHUI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aspergillus flavus spore; Citral; Multiplex microanalysis techniques; Quasi elastic light scattering technique

Indexed keywords

CITRAL; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; FUNGUS SPORE; GENE EXPRESSION; GERMINATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; LITSEA; LITSEA CUBEBA; MACROMOLECULE; MEMBRANE; MICROANALYSIS; MITOCHONDRION; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIPLEX MICROANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUNGI; LITSEA; LITSEA CUBEBA;

EID: 4243182602     PISSN: 05829879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/abbs/36.4.277     Document Type: Article

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