Vermipharmaceuticals and active proteins isolated from earthworms

Pedobiologia

Volumn 54, Issue SUPPL., 2011, Pages

  Li, Wenli ^a,b   Wang, Chong ^a   Sun, Zhenjun ^a,c  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b QINGDAO AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Beijing Vermitech Institute   (China)

Author keywords

Bioactive components; Earthworm; Enzyme; Peptide; Vermiprotein

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIOACTIVITY; BIOMASS; DRUG; EARTHWORM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ORGANIC ACID; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN; SOIL BIOTA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 84855341466     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedobi.2011.09.014     Document Type: Article

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