Soybean (Glycine max) urease: Significance of sulfhydryl groups in urea catalysis

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 746-750

  Kumar, Sandeep ^a   Kayastha, Arvind M ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

DTNB; IAM; NEM; P CMB; Soybean urease; Sulfhydryl groups

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 77955653591     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2010.05.007     Document Type: Article

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