Endo-β-glucanase from Acetobacter xylinum: Purification and characterization

Current Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 309-313

  Oikawa, Tadao ^a   Kamatani, Toshinori ^a   Kaimura, Takeshi ^a   Ameyama, Minoru ^a   Soda, Kenji ^a  

^a KANSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULASE; CELLULOSE;

ACETOBACTER; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030973594     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002849900187     Document Type: Article

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