Comparison of the thermostability properties of three acid phosphatases from molds: Aspergillus fumigatus phytase, A. niger phytase, and A. niger pH 2.5 acid phosphatase

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 4446-4451

  Wyss, Markus ^a   Pasamontes, Luis ^a   Rémy, Roland ^a   Kohler, Josiane ^b   Kusznir, Eric ^b   Gadient, Martin ^a   Müller, Francis ^b   Van Loon, Adolphus P G M ^a  

^a F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

^b F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; PHYTASE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DENATURATION; ENZYME STABILITY; FLUORESCENCE; FOOD PROCESSING; NONHUMAN; PH; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER;

EID: 0031734945     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.11.4446-4451.1998     Document Type: Article

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