Production of β-glucan degrading enzymes by Acremonium and Cephalosporium species

Mycological Research

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 153-158

  Pitson, S M ^a,b   Seviour, R J ^a   McDougall, B M ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACREMONIUM STRICTUM; BETA GLUCAN; BETA GLUCANASE; CATABOLITE REPRESSION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ENZYMIC DEGRADATION; LAMINARAN; MICROORGANISM SCREENING; PUSTULAN;

ACREMONIUM; ACREMONIUM STRICTUM; CEPHALOSPORIUM;

EID: 0031430521     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756296002304     Document Type: Article

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