PECTOPLATE: The simultaneous phenotyping of pectin methylesterases, pectinases, and oligogalacturonides in plants during biotic stresses

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 6, Issue MAY, 2015, Pages 1-8

  Lionetti, Vincenzo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Botrytis; Oligogalacturonides; Pectin methylesterase; Pectin methylesterase inhibitor; Pectinase; PECTOPLATE

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS;

EID: 84934877486     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00331     Document Type: Article

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