Solid-state CP/MASS 13C-NMR spectroscopy: A sensitive method to monitor enzymatic hydrolysis of chitin

Journal of Biochemical and Biophysical Methods

Volumn 31, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 151-163

  Rajamohanan, P R ^a   Ganapathy, S ^a   Vyas, P R ^a   Ravikumar, A ^a   Deshpande, M V ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

CP MASS 13C NMR spectroscopy; Enzymatic chitin hydrolysis; Myrothecium verrucaria chitinase complex

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; CHITINASE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; CARBON ISOTOPES; CHITIN; CHITINASE; HYDROLYSIS; KINETICS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

MYROTHECIUM VERRUCARIA; VERRUCARIA;

EID: 0030021038     PISSN: 0165022X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-022X(95)00033-N     Document Type: Article

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