Purification and characterization of xylanase from alkali-tolerant Aspergillus fischeri Fxn1

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 457-461

  Chandra Raj, K ^a   Chandra, T S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

alkali tolerance; Aspergillus fischeri; purification; xylanase

Indexed keywords

ALKALI; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME STABILITY; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALKALIES; ASPERGILLUS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; TEMPERATURE; XYLAN ENDO-1,3-BETA-XYLOSIDASE; XYLOSIDASES;

ASPERGILLUS; NEOSARTORYA FISCHERI; TRITICUM AESTIVUM SUBSP. SPELTA;

EID: 0030589572     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(96)00452-1     Document Type: Article

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