Studies on cellulase of Lumbricus rubellus (USA)

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 161-165

  Kavian, M F ^a,b   Ghatnekar, S D ^a   Kulkarni, P R ^b  

^a Biotechnology Resource Centre   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI   (India)

Author keywords

Cellulase; Lumbricus rubellus (USA); Trichoderma viride BRC 25

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PURIFICATION; SUBSTRATES;

AMMONIUM SULFATE; CELLULASE;

ENZYME KINETICS;

AMMONIUM SULFATE; AMYLASE; CELLULASE; CHITINASE; PROTEINASE; WATER;

ARTICLE; EARTHWORM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE;

EID: 0033180882     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(98)00159-X     Document Type: Article

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