Occurrence of high tyrosinase activity in the non-Peltigeralean lichen Dermatocarpon miniatum (L.) W. Mann

Lichenologist

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 827-832

  Beckett, Richard P ^a   Minibayeva, Farida V ^b   Liers, Christiane ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b KAZAN INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^c International Graduate School Zittau   (Germany)

Author keywords

dessication; laccase; melanin; phenol oxidase; polyketide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867373213     PISSN: 00242829     EISSN: 10961135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0024282912000394     Document Type: Article

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