Role of the thiol group in the activity and stability of xylanase from Thermomyces lanuginosus

Periodicum Biologorum

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 399-401

  Cesar, Tatjana ^a   Mrša, Vladimir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Thermomyces lanuginosus; Thiol group; Xylanase

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; HYDROXYMERCURIBENZOIC ACID; MERCAPTOETHANOL; THIOL GROUP; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME STABILITY; FUNGUS; NONHUMAN; PH; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0029836995     PISSN: 00315362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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