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The protein population of cassava root layers was characterized bySDS-PAGE and bidimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. SDS-Pagerevealed the presence of a protein population in the molecular weight rangebetween 94 and 20 kDa. The expression pattern of these proteins was welldefined within the different layers. Partial protein sequence analyses andpreliminary results on the layer-specific expression pattern obtained withNorthern analyses are presented.
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De Souza, C., Carvalho, L., De Almeida, E. et al. Identification of cassava root protein genes. Plant Foods Hum Nutr 57, 353–363 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021853000245
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