A latex lectin from Euphorbia trigona is a potent inhibitor of fungal growth

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 335-339

  van Deenen, N ^a   Prufer D ^a,b   Gronover, C Schulze ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND APPLIED ECOLOGY IME   (Germany)

Author keywords

African milk tree; antimicrobial activity; Aspergillus niger; Botrytis cinerea; Fusarium graminearum; phytopathogenic fungi; sugar binding protein

Indexed keywords

ASCOMYCOTA; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; EUPHORBIA; FUNGI; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; RICINUS COMMUNIS; TRIGONA; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 79955544862     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10535-011-0049-z     Document Type: Article

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