Arabinoxylan-degrading enzyme system of the fungus Aspergillus awamori: Purification and properties of an α-L-arabinofuranosidase

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 538-545

  Wood, T M ^a   McCrae, S I ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABINOFURANOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; NONHUMAN;

ARABINOSE; ASPERGILLUS; CEREALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POACEAE; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; WOOD; XYLANS;

ASPERGILLUS AWAMORI; FUNGI; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0029984854     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530050725     Document Type: Article

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