Characterization of a β-glycosidase highly active on disaccharides and of a β-galactosidase from Tenebrio molitor midgut lumen

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 253-265

  Ferreira, Alexandre H P ^a   Terra, Walter R ^a   Ferreira, Clélia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Beta galactosidase; Beta glycosidase; Disaccharidade; Tenebrio molitor

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; TENEBRIO MOLITOR; TENEBRIONIDAE;

EID: 0037311235     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(02)00239-4     Document Type: Article

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