Biochemical characterization of endo-1, 4-β-D-glucanase activity of a green insect pest Aulacophora foveicollis (Lucas)

Life Science Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 30-36

  Sami, Amtul Jamil ^a   Shakoori, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Aulacophora foveicollis; Cellulases; Endoglucanase; Flavonoid; Inhibition; Pest

Indexed keywords

AULACOPHORA; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; PSIDIUM; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA;

EID: 57549099235     PISSN: 10978135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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