Evaluation of the protective activities of a late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) related protein, Cor15am, during various stresses in Vitro

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1642-1645

  Nakayama, Katsuhiro ^a   Okawa, Kumiko ^a   Kakizaki, Tomohiro ^a   Inaba, Takehito ^a  

^a IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Arabidopsis; Cor15am; Late embryogenesis abundant protein

Indexed keywords

(MIN ,MAX ,+) FUNCTIONS; ARABIDOPSIS (ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA); IN-VITRO; LATE EMBRYOGENESIS ABUNDANT (LEA); PROTECTANT; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; REFOLDING;

WEIGHT CONTROL;

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; COR15 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; WATER;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REPORTER GENE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; GENES, REPORTER; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; WATER;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 45849096406     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.80214     Document Type: Article

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