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Chitinase in cucumber xylem sap

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry (2001) 65(8) 1883-1885
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.65.1883
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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 from 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 secrete an acidic chitinase, one of the PR proteins, into xylem sap and deliver it to aboveground organs.

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Masuda, S., Kamada, H., & Satoh, S. (2001). Chitinase in cucumber xylem sap. Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry, 65(8), 1883–1885. https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.65.1883

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