Purification and characterization of a low-molecular-weight xylanase produced by Acrophialophora nainiana

Current Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 18-21

  De Aquino, Fabiano Ximenes ^c   De Sousa, Marcelo Valle ^c   Puls, Jürgen ^a   Da Silva Jr , Francides Gomes ^b   Ferreira Filho, Edivaldo Ximenes ^c  

^a Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Products   (Germany)

^b Votorantim Celulose and Papel   (Brazil)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; XYLAN; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CULTURE MEDIUM; EFFLUENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; FUNGUS; FUNGUS GROWTH; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PAPER INDUSTRY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHEAT BRAN;

EID: 0344178113     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006765     Document Type: Article

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