Molecular characterization and expression of a phytase gene from the thermophilic fungus Thermomyces lanuginosus

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 4423-4427

  Berka, Randy M ^a   Rey, Michael W ^a   Brown, Kimberly M ^a   Byun, Tony ^a   Klotz, Alan V ^a  

^a NOVO NORDISK INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYTASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; THERMOMYCES LANUGINOSUS;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FUNGI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM VENENATUM; PROKARYOTA; THERMOMYCES; THERMOMYCES LANUGINOSUS;

EID: 0031793334     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.11.4423-4427.1998     Document Type: Article

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