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Purification, Characterization, and Antifungal Activity of Chitinases from Pineapple (Ananas comosus) Leaf

Toki TAIRADepartment of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Ryukyu University
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Noriko TOMADepartment of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Ryukyu University
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Masanobu ISHIHARADepartment of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Ryukyu University
Pages 189-196 | Received 16 Sep 2004, Accepted 22 Oct 2004, Published online: 22 May 2014

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