The linamarase of Mucor circinelloides LU M40 and its detoxifying activity on cassava

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 302-310

  Petruccioli, M ^a   Brimer, L ^b   Cicalini, A R ^a   Federici, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; DEIONIZED WATER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SUGARS;

CYANOGENIC GLYCOSIDES; DEIONISED WATERS; DIMERIC PROTEINS; ENZYME SUBSTRATES; OPTIMIZED MEDIA; PH STABILITY; PH-STABILITY; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TWEEN 80; YEAST EXTRACTS;

FERMENTATION;

AMMONIUM SULFATE; GLYCOSIDE; LINAMARASE; LINAMARIN; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MICROBIAL ENZYME; PECTIN; POLYSORBATE 80; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CASSAVA; CATALYSIS; DETOXIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; FERMENTATION; MUCOR; NONHUMAN; PH; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; TEMPERATURE;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA; MUCOR; MUCOR CIRCINELLOIDES;

EID: 0033001364     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00655.x     Document Type: Article

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