Anti-fungal activity of maize silk proteins and role of chitinases in Aspergillus flavus resistance

Toxin Reviews

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-39

  Peethambaran, Bela ^a,b   Hawkins, Leigh ^c   Windham, Gary L ^c   Williams, W Paul ^c   Luthe, Dawn S ^d  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Anti fungal; Chitinase; Ergosterol; Maize; Proteomics

Indexed keywords

CHITINASE; ERGOSTEROL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BIOMASS; ENZYME ANALYSIS; INBRED STRAIN; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PROTEOMICS;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77749315505     PISSN: 15569543     EISSN: 15569551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15569540903402874     Document Type: Article

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