Purification and partial characterization of an acidic polygalacturonase from Aspergillus kawachii

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-28

  Esquivel, J C Contreras ^a   Voget, C E ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE COAHUILA   (Mexico)

^b Universidad Nacional de La Plata   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Acidic enzymes; Aspergillus kawachii; Endo polygalacturonase; Pectin

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; AMINO ACIDS; CHARACTERIZATION; ENZYMES; GLUCOSE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

MOLECULAR MASS; PARTIAL CHARACTERIZATION;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

CONCANAVALIN A; GLUCOSE; PECTIN; POLYGALACTURONASE; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; SEPHAROSE; SUGAR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BINDING AFFINITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME STABILITY; FUNGUS CULTURE; GEL FILTRATION; GLYCOSYLATION; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; ISOELECTRIC POINT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PH; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPERGILLUS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PECTINS; POLYGALACTURONASE;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS KAWACHII; DAUCUS CAROTA;

EID: 1942424126     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2004.01.010     Document Type: Article

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