Detection and characterization of chitinases and other chitin-modifying enzymes

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 627-635

  Howard, Michael B ^a   Ekborg, Nathan A ^a   Weiner, Ronald M ^a,b   Hutcheson, Steven W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Chitin; Chitinase; Chitooligosaccharide; Chitosan; Chitosanase

Indexed keywords

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINIDASE; BINDING PROTEIN; CHITIN; CHITIN DERIVATIVE; CHITINASE; CHITOSANASE; SUGAR;

BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BINDING ASSAY; CELL LYSATE; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME MODIFICATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REVIEW; SUPERNATANT; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; ZYMOGRAPHY;

BACTERIA; CHITIN; CHITINASE; GENETIC SCREENING; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0347319069     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-003-0096-3     Document Type: Review

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