Citation
S. Masuda et al., Chitinase in cucumber xylem sap, BIOS BIOT B, 65(8), 2001, pp. 1883-1885
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Agricultural Chemistry","Biochemistry & Biophysics
Journal title
BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
ISSN journal
09168451
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Volume
65
Issue
8
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1883 - 1885
Database
ISI
SICI code
0916-8451(200108)65:8<1883:CICXS>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
A chitinase activity was detected in fractions of xylem sap collected from
the cut surface of cucumber stems. A 28-kDa acidic protein was purified fro
m the active fractions and its N-terminal amino acid sequence was found to
be identical to that of a chitinase gene. Cucumber roots produce and secret
e an acidic chitinase, one of the PR proteins, into xylem sap and deliver i
t to aboveground organs.