Xylan-degrading enzymes in male and female flower nectar of Cucurbita pepo

Annals of Botany

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 521-527

  Nepi, M ^a   Bini, L ^a   Bianchi, L ^a   Puglia, M ^a   Abate, M ^a   Cai, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cucurbita pepo; defence; nectar; proteins; xylan degrading enzymes

Indexed keywords

EXO 1,4 BETA D XYLOSIDASE; EXO-1,4-BETA-D-XYLOSIDASE; XYLAN; XYLAN 1,4 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

AMINO ACID; ELECTROKINESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLOWER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NECTAR; PROTEIN; SOFTWARE; SUGAR; VINE; VIRULENCE;

ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; NECTAR; SQUASH;

CUCURBITA; PLANT NECTAR; XYLANS; XYLOSIDASES;

ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; CUCURBITA PEPO; MEDICAGO SATIVA SUBSP. X VARIA;

EID: 80051972819     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcr165     Document Type: Article

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