Purification and characterization of a feruloyl esterase from the fungus Penicillium expansum

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 718-726

  Donaghy, J ^a   McKay, A M ^a,b  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; ENZYMES; ESTERS; HYDROPHOBIC CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROPHOBICITY; METAL IONS; ORGANIC ACIDS; PURIFICATION;

DENATURING CONDITIONS; EXTRACELLULAR; FERULIC; FERULOYL ESTERASE; METHYL ESTERS; P-COUMARIC ACID; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM; PHENOLIC ACIDS; PHENOLICS; SOLID STATE CULTURE;

COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ESTERASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME PURIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM;

FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM;

EID: 0031457584     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1997.00307.x     Document Type: Article

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