Screening of Penicillium species for occurrence of lectins and their characterization

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 471-476

  Singh, Ram Sarup ^a   Sharma, Sonia ^a   Kaur, Gagandeep ^a   Bhari, Ranjeeta ^a  

^a PUNJABI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Fungal lectins; Haemagglutination inhibition; Penicilli; Penicillium griseofulvum; Penicillium thomii

Indexed keywords

LECTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ERYTHROCYTE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITION TEST; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PENICILLIUM; PH; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; ERYTHROCYTES; HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITION TESTS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LECTINS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PENICILLIUM; TEMPERATURE;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM GRISEOFULVUM; PENICILLIUM THOMII;

EID: 70350128842     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200800282     Document Type: Article

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