Thermal stability of the cellulose synthase complex of Acetobacter xylinum

Cellulose

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 137-152

  Chen, He Ping ^a   Brown Jr , R Malcolm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetobacter xylinum; Cellulose synthase; Thermostability

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; CELLULOSE; THERMAL PROPERTY;

EID: 0032835984     PISSN: 09690239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009208610922     Document Type: Article

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