Further screening of Aspergillus species for occurrence of lectins and their partial characterization

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 90-97

  Singh, Ram Sarup ^a   Bhari, Ranjeeta ^a   Rai, Jyoti ^a  

^a PUNJABI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aspergilli; Haemagglutination; Inhibition; Lectin

Indexed keywords

LECTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITION TEST; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; RABBIT; RAT; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ASPERGILLUS; CULTURE MEDIA; ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION; HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITION TESTS; HEMAGGLUTINATION TESTS; HUMANS; LECTINS; RABBITS; RATS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; SWINE;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS ACULEATUS; ASPERGILLUS CANDIDUS; ASPERGILLUS CARNEUS; ASPERGILLUS FICUUM; ASPERGILLUS PULVINUS; ASPERGILLUS SPARSUS; ASPERGILLUS SYDOWII; ASPERGILLUS TERRICOLA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RATTUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 77049109195     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200900299     Document Type: Article

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