Production of amylase by Aspergillus fumigatus utilizing α-methyl-D-glycoside, a synthetic analogue of maltose, as substrate

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 139-143

  Goto, Cristina E ^a   Barbosa, Elisângela P ^a   Kistner, Laís C L ^a   Moreira, Fabiana G ^a   Lenartovicz, Veridiana ^a   Peralta, Rosane M ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amylase; Aspergillus fumigatus; Enzyme induction; Glucoamylase

Indexed keywords

ALPHA METHYLGLUCOSIDE; AMYLASE; GLUCAN 1,4 ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMYLASES; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CULTURE MEDIA; ENZYME INDUCTION; GLUCAN 1,4-ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASE; KINETICS; METHYLGLUCOSIDES;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS;

EID: 0031726239     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(98)00379-6     Document Type: Article

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