Xylanases: From biology to biotechnology

Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 101-132

  Prade, Rolf A ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

XYLAN; XYLAN 1,4 BETA XYLOSIDASE; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE; XYLOSE;

BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PAPER; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; REVIEW; TEXTILE;

BACTERIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; FUNGI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PAPER; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TEXTILES; XYLAN ENDO-1,3-BETA-XYLOSIDASE; XYLANS; XYLOSE; XYLOSIDASES;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENZYMES; GENES; ORGANIC CARBON; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CARBON SOURCE; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; ENCODINGS; HEMICELLULOSIC FRACTIONS; MONOMERICS; PLANT MATERIAL; PLANT TISSUES; PRIMARY CARBON; STRUCTURAL FEATURE; XYLANASES;

CATALYSIS;

EID: 0030334262     PISSN: 02648725     EISSN: 20465556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02648725.1996.10647925     Document Type: Article

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