Purification and characterization of an endo-1,4-β-D-galactanase from Aspergillus sojae

Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineering

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 48-52

  Kimura, Isao ^a   Yoshioka, Naomi ^a   Tajima, Shigeyuki ^b  

^a Kagawa Pref Ferment Food Exp Stn   (Japan)

^b KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arabinogalactan; Aspergillus sojae; Galactanase

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLANT CELL CULTURE; PURIFICATION;

ARABINOGALACTAN; ASPERGILLUS SOJAE; GALACTANASE;

ENZYMES;

ARABINOGALACTAN; GALACTAN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FUNGUS CULTURE; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOELECTRIC POINT; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; ASPERGILLUS SOJAE; FUNGI; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 0031908425     PISSN: 0922338X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0922-338X(97)80352-2     Document Type: Article

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