Two cellulases, CelA and CelC, from the polycentric anaerobic fungus Orpinomyces strain PC-2 contain N-terminal docking domains for a cellulase- hemicellulase complex

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 4721-4728

  Li, Xin Liang ^a   Chen, Huizhong ^a   Ljungdahl, Lars G ^a  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DNA LIBRARY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; OPEN READING FRAME;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; ORPINOMYCES;

EID: 0030780751     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.12.4721-4728.1997     Document Type: Article

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