CelG from Clostridium cellulolyticum: A multidomain endoglucanase acting efficiently on crystalline cellulose

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 21, 1997, Pages 6595-6601

  Gal, Laurent ^a   Gaudin, Christian ^a,c   Belaich, Anne ^a   Pages, Sandrine ^a   Tardif, Chantal ^a,b   Belaich, Jean Pierre ^a,b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; CELLULOSE; GLUCAN SYNTHASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM CELLULOLYTICUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM CELLULOLYTICUM; ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030700658     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.21.6595-6601.1997     Document Type: Article

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