Production and properties of hemicellulases by a Thermomyces lanuginosus strain

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 975-982

  Singh, S ^a   Pillay, B ^b   Dilsook, V ^a,b   Prior, B A ^c,d  

^a ML Sultan Technikon   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c Department of Biophysics   (South Africa)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; STARCH;

CORN COB; HEMICELLULASES; NITROGEN SOURCES; PROPERTY; SOLUBLE STARCH; THERMOMYCES LANUGINOSUS; THERMOPHILIC FUNGUS; XYLANASE ACTIVITY; XYLANASES; YEAST EXTRACTS;

SUBSTRATES;

CELLULASE; XYLAN; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PH; SOIL MICROFLORA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; THERMOMYCES LANUGINOSUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034087851     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2000.01063.x     Document Type: Article

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