The glucanases of Cellulomonas

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 315-331

  Chaudhary, Priya ^a   Kumar, Nimita N ^a   Deobagkar, Dileep N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

Author keywords

Cellulase; Cellulomonas; Dual activity enzymes; Glucanase; Xylanase; Xylosidase

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY RESOURCES; GLUCAN GLUCOSIDASE;

BIOCONVERSION; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ENZYMES; MICROSTRUCTURE; SUBSTRATES;

CELLULASE; CELLULOMONAS; GLUCANASE; XYLANASE; XYLOSIDASE;

BACTERIA;

CELLULASE; GLUCAN GLUCOSIDASE; GLUCAN SYNTHASE; XYLAN 1,4 BETA XYLOSIDASE; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

CELLULOMONAS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR CLONING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; ZYMOMONAS;

CELLULOMONAS; ZYMOMONAS;

EID: 0031295621     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0734-9750(97)00010-4     Document Type: Review

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