Microbial β-N-acetylhexosaminidases and their biotechnological applications

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 3-14

  Scigelova, Michaela ^a   Crout, David H G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Applications; Chitobiase; Microbial N acetylhexosaminidase; Sequence

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CATALYSIS; FUNGI; POLYSACCHARIDES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CHITOBIASE; GLYCOPEPTIDES; GLYCOPROTEINS;

ENZYMES;

BETA N ACETYLHEXOSAMINIDASE; ISOENZYME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIUM; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FUNGUS; MOLECULAR CLONING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTOZOON; REVIEW; YEAST;

EID: 0032998434     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0229(98)00171-9     Document Type: Review

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