Distribution of Chitinases in the Entomopathogen Metarhizium anisopliae and Effect of N-Acetylglucosamine in Protein Secretion

Current Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 102-107

  Barreto, Cristine Chaves ^a   Staats, Charley Christian ^a   Schrank, Augusto ^a   Vainstein, Marilene Henning ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; CHITINASE; HYDROLASE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME REPRESSION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; CHITIN; CHITINASE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME REPRESSION; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GLUCOSE; HYPOCREALES; MITOSPORIC FUNGI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; METARHIZIUM; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE;

EID: 1642579621     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-003-4063-z     Document Type: Article

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