Cloning and expression of the algL gene, encoding the Azotobacter chroococcum alginate lyase: Purification and characterization of the enzyme

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1409-1414

  Peciña, Ana ^b   Pascual, Alberto ^b   Paneque, Antonio ^a,b  

^a Universidad de Sevilla CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; LYASE;

ARTICLE; AZOTOBACTER CHROOCOCCUM; BACTERIAL GENE; ENZYME PURIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AZOTOBACTER CHROOCOCCUM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0033018230     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.5.1409-1414.1999     Document Type: Article

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