Purification and characterization of an acetyl xylan esterase from Bacillus pumilus

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 789-792

  Degrassi, Giuliano ^a   Okeke, Benedict C ^a   Bruschi, Carlo V ^a   Venturi, Vittorio ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 NAPHTHYL ACETATE; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ESTERASE; METAL ION; XYLAN;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS PUMILUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ISOELECTRIC POINT; MICHAELIS CONSTANT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PUMILUS;

EID: 0031912439     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.2.789-792.1998     Document Type: Article

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