Alliinase from ensifer adhaerens and its use for generation of fungicidal activity

AMB Express

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-8

  Yutani, Masahiro ^a   Taniguchi, Hiroko ^a   Borjihan, Hasibagan ^a   Ogita, Akira ^a   Fujita, Ken ichi ^a   Tanaka, Toshio ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLICIN; ALLIIN LYASE; AMMONIA; CYSTEINE; PYRUVIC ACID; S ALLYLCYSTEINE; S ETHYLCYSTEINE; S METHYLCYSTEINE;

ALKALINITY; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CELL VIABILITY; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; DIASTEREOISOMER; ENSIFER ADHAERENS; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SOIL MICROFLORA; STOICHIOMETRY;

EID: 84875663171     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21910855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2191-0855-1-2     Document Type: Article

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