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Use of codons in plant lectins |
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| Authors: | J Wantyghem G Sabeur |
| Affiliation: | Unité I.N.S.E.R.M. n. 180, Paris. |
| Abstract: | Codon usage in the coding region of mature lectins has been examined for 11 plant species (8 leguminoseae, 1 euphorbiaceae, 2 gramineae). The different legume lectins exhibit nearly the same codon usage pattern whereas the choice for the silent position of codons is non-random. |
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