Biochemical and immunological relationships between endo-β-1,4- glucanases from cockroaches

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 837-843

  Scrivener, A M ^a   Zhao, L ^a   Slaytor, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amino acid sequence; Cellulase; Cockroach; Endo 1,4 glucanase; Geoscapheus dilatatus; Glycosyl hydrolase family 9; Polyclonal antibodies; Purification

Indexed keywords

CELLULASE; CELLULOSE; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; COCKROACH; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY;

BLABEROIDEA; BLATTARIA; BLATTOIDEA; CRYPTOCERCUS PUNCTULATUS; GEOSCAPHEUS DILATATUS; PANESTHIA CRIBRATA; PERIPLANETA AMERICANA; PERIPLANETA AUSTRALASIAE;

EID: 0031425664     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0491(97)00275-7     Document Type: Article

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