Characterization of three chitosanase isozymes isolated from a commercial crude porcine pepsin preparation

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1042-1048

  Fu, Ju Yueh ^a   Wu, Sheng Ming ^a   Chang, Chen Tien ^b   Sung, Hsien Yi ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Characterization; Chitosanase; Pepsin; Purification

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; CHITOSAN DERIVATIVE; CHITOSANASE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLYCOSIDASE; ISOENZYME; PEPSIN A; PEPSTATIN; POLIGLUSAM; POLYMER;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME STABILITY; GEL FILTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOELECTRIC POINT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PH; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PURIFICATION; SWINE; TEMPERATURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; ENZYME STABILITY; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; ISOELECTRIC POINT; ISOENZYMES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PEPSIN A; SWINE; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037433115     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf020675g     Document Type: Article

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