Purification and characterization of alkali-tolerant xylanases from Aspergillus tamarii

Revista de Microbiologia

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 93-98

  Souza, Cristina G M ^a   Simão, Rita C G ^a   Peralta, Rosane Marina ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alkali tolerant xylanase; Aspergillus tamarii; Cellulase free xylanase; Endoxylanase; Hemycellulose

Indexed keywords

CELLULASE; XYLAN; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS TAMARII; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PAPER INDUSTRY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS TAMARII; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032469926     PISSN: 00013714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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