A xylan-degrading strain of Sulfolobus solfataricus: Isolation and characterization of the xylanase activity

Extremophiles

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 117-124

  Cannio, Raffaele ^a   Di Prizito, Natascia ^b   Rossi, Mosè ^a   Morana, Alessandra ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PROTEIN BIOCHEMISTRY   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE REGIONI LAZIO E TOSCANA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Archaea; Sulfolobus solfataricus; Xylan; Xylanase

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM SUBSP. SPELTA;

XYLAN; XYLAN 1,4 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS;

CULTURE MEDIA; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS; XYLANS; XYLOSIDASES;

EID: 11144242040     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00792-003-0370-3     Document Type: Article

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