Isomaltose formed by α-glucosidases triggers amylase induction in Aspergillus nidulans

Current Genetics

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 43-50

  Kato, Naoki ^a   Murakoshi, Yuriko ^a   Kato, Masashi ^a   Kobayashi, Tetsuo ^a   Tsukagoshi, Norihiro ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Glucosidase; Amylase induction; Aspergillus nidulans; Isomaltose

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; AMYLASE; CASTANOSPERMINE; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; ISOMALTOSE; MALTOSE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME INHIBITION; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ALPHA-AMYLASE; ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ENZYME INDUCTION; ISOMALTOSE;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

EID: 0036939622     PISSN: 01728083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00294-002-0325-8     Document Type: Article

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