Studies on a thermostable α-amylase from the thermophilic fungus Scytalidium thermophilum

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 323-328

  Aquino, A C M M ^a   Jorge, J A ^a   Terenzi, H F ^a   Polizeli, M L T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; AMYLOPECTIN; AMYLOSE; CELLULOSE; DIETHYLAMINOETHYL CELLULOSE; GLYCOGEN; MALTOSE; MALTOTRIOSE; PENTOSE; SEPHAROSE; STARCH; TETROSE;

ENZYME; FUNGUS;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; FUNGUS; GEL FILTRATION; GLYCOGENOLYSIS; GLYCOLYSIS; HALF LIFE TIME; HYDROLYSIS; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PH; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SCYTALIDIUM THERMOPHILUM; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMOSTABILITY; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

FUNGI; SCYTALIDIUM; SCYTALIDIUM THERMOPHILUM;

EID: 0037507077     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-003-1290-y     Document Type: Article

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