Substrate-dependent production and some properties of a thermostable, α-galactosidase from Rhodothermus marinus

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 663-669

  Blücher, Anna ^a   Karlsson, Eva Nordberg ^b,c   Holst, Olle ^b  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Galactosides; Glycosyl hydrolase; Thermophilic

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GALACTOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME METABOLISM; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HALF LIFE TIME; NONHUMAN; PH; THERMOSTABILITY;

RHODOTHERMUS MARINUS;

EID: 17944404461     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005627501609     Document Type: Article

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