Transferase activity of GhCesA2 (putative cotton cellulose 4-β-glucosyltransferase) expressed in Pichia pastoris

Journal of Wood Science

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 425-428

  Ihara, Yuri ^a   Takeda, Takumi ^a   Sakai, Fukumi ^a   Hayashi, Takahisa ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gene expression; GhCesA2; Pichia pastoris

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CELLULOSE; GENES; GLUCOSE; PROTEINS; YEAST;

CATALYTIC REGION;

COTTON;

BACTERIA; CELLULOSE; COTTON; GENES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; YEASTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; GOSSYPIUM; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; PICHIA; PICHIA PASTORIS;

EID: 0142039685     PISSN: 14350211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00770704     Document Type: Article

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