Purification and characterization of an endopolygalacturonase produced by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 609-614

  Oliva, C ^a   Regente, M ^a   Feldman, M ^a   De La Canal, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Enzyme production; Galacturonic acid; Oligogalacturonides; Pectinhydrolyzing enzyme

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM SULFATE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GEL FILTRATION; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; ISOELECTRIC POINT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PECTIN; PH; POLYGALACTURONASE; POLYGALACTURONIC ACID; PRECIPITATION;

SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM;

EID: 0033380040     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1002691704640     Document Type: Article

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