Partial purification and some properties of an alkaline cellulase from an alkalophilic Bacillus sp.

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 525-529

  Khyami Horani, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Alkaline enzyme; Bacillus; carboxymethylcellulase (CMCase); cellulase; endoglucanase; extracellular enzyme

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029850836     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00419467     Document Type: Article

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