Comparison of the influence of carbon substrates on the fibrolytic activities of anaerobic rumen fungi

Anaerobe

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 373-378

  Yanke, L J ^a   Selinger, L B ^b   Lynn, J R ^b   Cheng, K J ^b  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Endoglucanase; Neocallimastix; Orpinomyces; Piromyces; Xylanase

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CELLULASE; CELLULOSE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GLUCAN SYNTHASE; GLUCOSE; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; XYLAN; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FUNGUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030497483     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anae.1996.0047     Document Type: Article

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