Evidence for and expression of a laccase gene in three basidiomycetes degrading humic acids

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 66-69

  Scheel, T ^a   Holker U ^a   Ludwig, S ^a   Hofer M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA; HUMIC ACID; LACCASE; NUCLEOTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BASIDIOMYCETES; BIODEGRADATION; DEPOLYMERIZATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NEMATOLOMA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; BASIDIOMYCOTA; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, FUNGAL; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; LACCASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDOREDUCTASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; CLITOCYBULA; CLITOCYBULA DUSENII; FUNGI; HYPHOLOMA; HYPHOLOMA FROWARDII; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032867715     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530051488     Document Type: Article

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