Regulation of laccase gene transcription in Trametes versicolor

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 3444-3450

  Collins, Patrick J ^a   Dobson, Alan D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; LACCASE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PHANEROCHAETE;

FUNGI; PHANEROCHAETE; TRAMETES VERSICOLOR;

EID: 0030848882     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.9.3444-3450.1997     Document Type: Article

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