Induction, screening and identification of Coniothyrium minitans mutants with enhanced β-glucanase activity

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 224-230

  Zantinge, J L ^a   Huang, H C ^b   Cheng, K J ^c  

^a ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Glucans; Coniothyrium minitans; Mutants

Indexed keywords

DEXTROSE; ENZYMES; FUNGI; IRRADIATION; SUBSTRATES;

SUPPLEMENTAL INDUCERS;

MICROBIOLOGY;

BETA GLUCAN; BETA GLUCAN HYDROLASE; LAMINARAN;

ARTICLE; CONIOTHYRIUM MINITANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS MUTANT; MYCOPARASITISM; NONHUMAN; POTATO; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS; SUPERNATANT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CONIOTHYRIUM MINITANS; FUNGI; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0037415296     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0229(02)00249-1     Document Type: Article

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