Production of cellulases by Aspergillus fumigatus and characterization of one β-glucosidase

Current Microbiology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 119-123

  Ximenes, Eduardo A ^a   Felix, Carlos R ^a   Ulhoa, Cirano J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 NITROPHENOL; BETA GLUCAN; BETA GLUCOSIDASE; CELLOBIOSE; CELLULASE; GLUCOPYRANOSIDE; GLUCOSE; LAMINARAN; PYRANOSIDE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROLYSIS; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICHAELIS CONSTANT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION;

EID: 0030063753     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002849900021     Document Type: Article

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