Hairy plant polysaccharides: A close shave with microbial esterases

Microbiology

Volumn 144, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2011-2023

  Williamson, Gary ^a   Kroon, Paul A ^a   Faulds, Craig B ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arabinoxylan; Ferulic acid; Lignin; Pectin; Plant cell wall

Indexed keywords

ACETYLESTERASE; ESTERASE; HEMICELLULOSE; PECTIN;

ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; MICROORGANISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031662992     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-144-8-2011     Document Type: Review

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