Purification and characterization of extracellular β-amylase of Bacillus megaterium B6

Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-40

  Ray, Rina Rani ^a,b  

^a BOSE INSTITUTE   (India)

^b BARASAT GOVERNMENT COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus megaterium; Extracellular amylase

Indexed keywords

BETA AMYLASE; HEAVY METAL; STARCH;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KINETICS; METABOLISM; PH; TEMPERATURE;

BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BETA-AMYLASE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; METALS, HEAVY; STARCH; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033628238     PISSN: 12178950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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