African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

Expression profiling, phylogenetic, and structural analyses of a laccase gene from the red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus

Babiker M. A. Abdel-Banat
  • Babiker M. A. Abdel-Banat
  • Date Palm Research Center of Excellence, King Faisal University, Al-Hofuf, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia.
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Hamadttu A. F. El-Shafie
  • Hamadttu A. F. El-Shafie
  • Date Palm Research Center of Excellence, King Faisal University, Al-Hofuf, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia.
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  •  Received: 14 May 2019
  •  Accepted: 18 September 2019
  •  Published: 30 November 2019

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