Purification and properties of levanase from Rhodotorula sp

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-61

  Chaudhary, Anita ^a   Gupta, L K ^b   Gupta, J K ^b   Banerjee, U C ^c  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c INSTITUTE OF MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Chromatography; Levanase; Purification; Rhodotorula sp

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BACTERIA; ENZYME INHIBITION; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; PH; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PURIFICATION; SUBSTRATES;

AMMONIUM SULPHATE; LEVANASE; MERCAPTOETHANOL; RHODOTORULA SP; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ENZYMES;

ENZYME; INULIN; LEVAN; LEVANASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOTORULA;

EID: 0030131055     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1656(95)00183-2     Document Type: Article

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