Production of xylan-degrading enzymes from Amazon forest fungal species

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 97-100

  Garcia Medeiros, Roseli ^a   Hanada, Rogério ^b   Filho, Edivaldo Ximenes Ferreira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Xylan; Xylan degrading enzymes; Xylanolytic fungi

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; FORESTRY; FUNGI; SOLUBILITY; WOOD;

XYLANS;

ENZYMES;

DEAD WOOD; DECOMPOSITION; ENZYME; FUNGUS; RAINFOREST;

AMAZONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FUNGI; HYPOCREA LIXII; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM CORYLOPHILLUM; PENICILLIUM CORYLOPHILUM; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA HARZIANUM; TRICHODERMA LONGIBRACHIATUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM SUBSP. SPELTA;

EID: 0042914869     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-8305(02)00179-8     Document Type: Article

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