A specific chromophoric substrate for activity assays of 1,3-1,4-β-D-glucan 4-glucanohydrolases

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 209-219

  Malet, Carles ^a   Vallés, Jordi ^a   Bou, Jordi ^a   Planas, Antoni ^a  

^a INSTITUT QUÍMIC DE SARRIÀ   (Spain)

Author keywords

1,3 1,4 Glucanase; 4 Methylumbelliferyl glycosides; Chromophoric substrate; Enzyme assay; Kinetics; Glucan hydrolysis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CELLS; ENZYME KINETICS; HYDROLYSIS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SUBSTRATES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CHROMOPHORIC SUBSTRATE; ENZYME ASSAY; GLUCANASE; GLYCOSIDES;

ENZYMES;

BETA GLUCAN; GLUCAN GLUCOSIDASE; GLYCOSIDE; LICHENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BARLEY; CHROMATOPHORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 3A;

EID: 0030608114     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1656(96)01511-8     Document Type: Article

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