Purification and characterization of a novel exopolygalacturonase from Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-43

  García Maceira, Fé I ^a   Di Pietro, Antonio ^a   Roncero, M Isabel G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Exopolygalacturonase; Pathogenicity factor; Pectinolytic enzyme

Indexed keywords

POLYGALACTURONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; DEPOLYMERIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; HYDROLYSIS; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 0343035600     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(97)00298-X     Document Type: Article

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