In vitro synthesis of polygalacturonic acid

Pectins and Pectinases

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 167-176

  Yasui, K ^a   Jinno, J ^a   Ohashi, T ^a   Ishimizu, T ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chain elongation; Galacturonosyltransferase; Gycosyltransferase; Oligogalacturonic acid; Polygalacturonic acid

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955311497     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-677-9     Document Type: Chapter

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