Complex chitinolytic system of Aspergillus fumigatus

Microbios

Volumn 93, Issue 375, 1998, Pages 85-104

  Hearn, Veronica M ^a   Escott, Gemma M ^a   Glyn, E ^a   Evans, V ^a   Adams, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; Extracellular and cellular enzymes; Multiple chitinases

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS;

CHITIN; CHITINASE; CONCANAVALIN A; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; FUNGUS ANTIBODY; GLYCOLCHITIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ANTIBODIES, FUNGAL; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CHITIN; CHITINASE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AGAROSE; CONCANAVALIN A; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GLYCOPROTEINS; HEAT; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MEMBRANE PROTEINS;

EID: 0031616363     PISSN: 00262633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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