Xanthan lyase of Bacillus sp. strain GL1 liberates pyruvylated mannose from xanthan side chains

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 3765-3768

  Hashimoto, Wataru ^a   Miki, Hikaru ^a   Tsuchiya, Noriaki ^b   Nankai, Hirokazu ^a   Murata, Kousaku ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b DAINIPPON SUMITOMO PHARMA CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LYASE; MANNOSE; XANTHAN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; CATALYSIS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PH;

BACILLUS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031664395     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.10.3765-3768.1998     Document Type: Article

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