Sequencing of a 1,3-1,4-β-D-glucanase (lichenase) from the anaerobic fungus Orpinomyces strain PC-2: Properties of the enzyme expressed in Escherichia coli and evidence that the gene has a bacterial origin

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 6028-6034

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCAN HYDROLASE; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CELLULOSE; LAMINARAN; LICHENASE; LICHENIN; PUSTULAN; TRIOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLAN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BARLEY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGUS; HYDROLYSIS; INTRON; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; ORPINOMYCES; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; ORPINOMYCES;

EID: 0030883632     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.19.6028-6034.1997     Document Type: Article

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