pgaE encodes a fourth member of the endopolygalacturonase gene family from Aspergillus niger

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 251, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 72-80

  Paŕenicová, Lucie ^a   Benen, Jacques A E ^a   Kester, Harry C M ^a   Visser, Jaap ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Endopolygalacturonase; Gene family; Subsites

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; POLYGALACTURONASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ENZYME ISOLATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYGALACTURONASE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0032518433     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2510072.x     Document Type: Article

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