Purification and characterization of chitinase from Bacillus circulans No.4.1

Current Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 134-140

  Wiwat, Chanpen ^a   Siwayaprahm, Patcharaporn ^a   Bhumiratana, Amarat ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMMONIUM SULFATE; CHITIN DERIVATIVE; CHITINASE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CIRCULANS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ISOELECTRIC POINT; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHITIN; CHITINASE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; TEMPERATURE;

BACILLUS CIRCULANS; BACILLUS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032858156     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002849900434     Document Type: Article

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