Xylanases of marine fungi of potential use for biobleaching of paper pulp

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 433-441

  Raghukumar, Chandralata ^a   Muraleedharan, Usha ^b   Gaud, V R ^a   Mishra, R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^b GOA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Biobleaching; Cellulase free xylanase; Marine fungi; Thermostable

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ARABINOFURANOSIDASE; AMMONIUM SULFATE; BAGASSE; CELLULASE; CHLORINE; FUNGAL ENZYME; XYLAN; XYLAN 1,4 BETA XYLOSIDASE; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BLEACHING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GEL FILTRATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PAPER; PH; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SUGARCANE; THERMOSTABILITY; ZYMOGRAPHY;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELLULOSE; CULTURE MEDIA; FUNGI; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PAPER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; XYLOSIDASES;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FUNGI; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 10944252902     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-004-0165-2     Document Type: Article

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