Role of Two α-L-Arabinofuranosidases in Arabinoxylan Degradation and Characteristics of the Encoding Genes from Shochu Koji Molds, Aspergillus kawachii and Aspergillus awamori

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 232-241

  Koseki, Takuya ^a   Okuda, Masaki ^a   Sudoh, Shigetoshi ^a   Kizaki, Yasuzo ^a   Iwano, Kimio ^b   Aramaki, Isao ^a   Matsuzawa, Hiroshi ^c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF BREWING   (Japan)

^b AKITA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c AOMORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspergillus awamori; Aspergillus kawachii; Plant cell wall; Shochu brewing; L arabinofuranosidase

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; DEGRADATION; ESTERS; GENES; GLUCOSE; PH EFFECTS; SUGAR (SUCROSE); XYLENE;

NUCLEOTIDES;

ENZYMES;

ALPHA ARABINOFURANOSIDASE; ARABINOXYLAN; GLUCOSE; SUCROSE;

ACIDITY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS AWAMORI; ASPERGILLUS KAWACHII; BREWING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME STABILITY; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH MEASUREMENT; SPECIES COMPARISON; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS AWAMORI; ASPERGILLUS KAWACHII; ASPERGILLUS NIGER;

EID: 0141888400     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-1723(03)80187-1     Document Type: Article

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