Recent advances on the molecular genetics of ligninolytic fungi

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 53, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 273-289

  Cullen, Daniel ^a  

^a FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Basdiomycetes; Lignin degradation; Peroxidases; White rot fungi

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; ENZYMES; GENES; LIGNIN; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

BASIDIOMYCETES; GENETIC MAPPING; GLYOXAL OXIDASE; LACCASES; LIGNINOLYTIC FUNGI; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PEROXIDASES;

FUNGI;

GLYOXAL; LACCASE; LIGNIN; PEROXIDASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BASIDIOMYCETES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEGRADATION; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MAPPING; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASIDIOMYCOTA; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; LACCASE; LIGNIN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PEROXIDASES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI;

EID: 0343924592     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1656(97)01684-2     Document Type: Article

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