Aspartase activity in soils: Effects of trace elements and relationships to other amidohydrolases

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 213-219

  Senwo, Z N ^a   Tabatabai, M A ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIDASE; ASPARAGINASE; ASPARTATE AMMONIA LYASE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUMARIC ACID; GLUTAMINASE; HYDROLYSIS; MINERALIZATION; SOIL; UREASE;

EID: 0033051233     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(98)00091-1     Document Type: Article

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