Lectins but not antifungal proteins exhibit anti-nematode activity

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 265-268

  Zhao, S ^a   Guo, Y X ^a   Liu, Q H ^a   Wang, H X ^a   Ng, T B ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anti nematode potencies; Antifungal proteins; Lectin

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; LECTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGROCYBE CYLINDRACEA; ARTICLE; BOLETUS EDULIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP PROTECTION; CUCUMBER; CUCURBITA MOSCHATA; DITYLENCHUS DIPSACI; GANODERMA LUCIDUM; GINKGO BILOBA; HETERODERA GLYCINES; MUSHROOM; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT PEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PSEUDOSTELLARIA HETEROPHYLLA; TOMATO; TOXICITY TESTING; TRICHOLOMA MONGOLICUM; XYLARIA HYPOXYLON;

AGROCYBE CYLINDRACEA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; BOLETUS EDULIS; CUCURBITA MOSCHATA; DITYLENCHUS DIPSACI; GANODERMA LUCIDUM; GINKGO BILOBA; HETERODERA GLYCINES; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NEMATODA; PSEUDOSTELLARIA HETEROPHYLLA; TRICHOLOMA MONGOLICUM; XYLARIA HYPOXYLON;

EID: 67650248264     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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