Biochemical characterization of fungal phytases (myo-inositol hexakisphosphate phosphohydrolases): Catalytic properties

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 367-373

  Wyss, Markus ^a   Brugger, Roland ^a   Kronenberger, Alexandra ^a   Rémy, Roland ^a   Fimbel, Rachel ^a   Oesterhelt, Gottfried ^a   Lehmann, Martin ^a   Van Loon, Adolphus P G M ^a  

^a F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL 2 PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE; PHYTASE; PHYTIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; CORYNASCUS HETEROTHALLICUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MYCELIOPHTHORA;

EID: 0033051539     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.2.367-373.1999     Document Type: Article

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