Presence and properties of cellulase and hemicellulase enzymes of the gecarcinid land crabs Gecarcoidea natalis and Discoplax hirtipes

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 4095-4104

  Linton, Stuart M ^a,b   Greenaway, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

1,4 glucosidase; Cellobiohydrolase; Cellulase; Discoplax hirtipes; Endo 1,4 glucanase; Fibre digestion; Gecarcoidea natalis; Laminarinase; Land crab; Licheninase; Xylanase

Indexed keywords

CELLULASE; GLYCOSIDASE; HEMICELLULASE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BRACHYURA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; GEOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; PH; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BRACHYURA; CELLULASE; GEOGRAPHY; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GECARCINIDAE; GECARCOIDEA NATALIS;

EID: 11144285521     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01252     Document Type: Article

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