Characterization of xylanase produced by Bacillus pumilus strain PJ19

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 157-162

  Hamzah, Ainon ^b   Abdulrashid, Nooraini ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bacillus pumilus PJ19; Characterization; Xylanase

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; XYLAN; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE; XYLOSE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN;

BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PUMILUS;

EID: 0032961122     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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