Purification and characterization of an extracellular feruloyl esterase from the thermophilic anaerobe Clostridium stercorarium

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 458-466

  Donaghy, John A ^a   Bronnenmeier, K ^b   Soto Kelly, P F ^a   McKay, A M ^a  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYMES; ESTERS; HYDROPHOBIC CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROPHOBICITY; PURIFICATION; SACCHARIFICATION;

ANION EXCHANGE; CLOSTRIDIUM STERCORARIUM; EXTRACELLULAR; FERULOYL ESTERASE; GEL-FILTRATION; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; PHENOLIC ACIDS; PLANT CELL WALL; PURIFIED ENZYME; THERMOPHILICS;

COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY;

CAFFEIC ACID; ESTERASE; FERULIC ACID; PARA COUMARIC ACID; SINAPIC ACID;

ANION EXCHANGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM STERCORARIUM; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GEL FILTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; NONHUMAN; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; ULTRAFILTRATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM STERCORARIUM; POSIBACTERIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0034120769     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2000.00983.x     Document Type: Article

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