Aspergillus kawachii produces an acidic pectin releasing enzyme activity

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 48-52

  Contreras Esquivel, Juan C ^a   Hours, Roque A ^a   Voget, Claudio E ^a   Mignone, Carlos F ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS EXACTAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Acidic enzymes; Aspergillus kawachii; Pectin; Pectin solubilizing enzymes; Polygalacturonases; Protopectinases

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BUFFER; CITRIC ACID; GLUCOSE; PECTIN; PHOSPHATE; POLYGALACTURONASE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; LEMON; NONHUMAN; PH; TEMPERATURE;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS KAWACHII; CITRUS LIMON;

EID: 0032867085     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-1723(99)80174-1     Document Type: Article

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