The use of capillary viscometry, reducing end-group analysis, and size exclusion chromatography combined with multi-angle laser light scattering to characterize endo-1,4-β-d-glucanases on carboxymethylcellulose: A comparative evaluation of the three methods

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 350-359

  Vlasenko, Elena Yu ^a   Ryan, Anya I ^b   Shoemaker, Charles F ^b   Shoemaker, Sharon P ^a  

^a California Inst Food Agric Res   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carboxymethylcellulose; Disodium 2,2' bicinchoninate; Endo 1,4 D glucanase; Enzymatic hydrolysis; Multi angle laser light scattering; Size exclusion chromatography; Viscometry

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; CHEMICAL BONDS; HYDROLYSIS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT;

CAPILLARY VISCOMETRY; GLUCANASE; REDUCING END-GROUP ANALYSIS;

ENZYMES;

GLUCAN SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; TECHNIQUE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; TRICHODERMA REESEI; VISCOMETRY;

ACIDOTHERMUS CELLULOLYTICUS; THERMOMONOSPORA FUSCA; TRICHODERMA REESEI;

EID: 0032212169     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0229(98)00052-0     Document Type: Article

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