Purification and cDNA cloning of a cellulase from abalone Haliotis discus hannai

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 270, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 771-778

  Suzuki, Ken Ichi ^a   Ojima, Takao ^a   Nishita, Kiyoyoshi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abalone; cDNA cloning; Cellulase; Cellulase gene; Invertebrate

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CELLULASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ENZYME HDEG66; GLYCOSIDASE; HYDROXYAPATITE; METHIONINE; SECRETORY PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABALONE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; CELLULOMONAS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA LIBRARY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HEPATOPANCREAS; HYDROLYSIS; INTRON; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; THERMOMONOSPORA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CELLULASE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; INTRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLLUSCA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; CELLULOMONAS; CELLULOMONAS FIMI; EUKARYOTA; HALIOTIS; HALIOTIS CORRUGATA; HALIOTIS DISCUS; HALIOTIS DISCUS HANNAI; INVERTEBRATA; THERMOBIFIDA FUSCA; THERMOMONOSPORA;

EID: 0037294860     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2003.03443.x     Document Type: Article

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