Peptides and proteins from fungi

Peptides

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1055-1073

  Ng, T B ^a  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Enzymes; Fungal; Fungal peptides; Fungal proteins

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BETA FRUCTOFURANOSIDASE; CALCAELIN; CELLULASE; CELLULOSE 1,4 BETA CELLOBIOSIDASE; CLAVIN; ERYGIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GIGANTIN; GLUCAN GLUCOSIDASE; GLUCAN SYNTHASE; HYPSIN; LACCASE; LECTIN; LIGNIN; LYOPHYLLIN; NUCLEASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PEPTIDE; PHOSPHORYLASE; PLEURERYN; PLEUTUREGIN; PROTEINASE; RIBOSOME INACTIVATING PROTEIN; THAUMATIN; TRICHOLIN; UBIQUITIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD INDUSTRY; FUNGUS; HUMAN; MUSHROOM; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; REVIEW; RIBOSOME; SYNTHESIS;

FUNGAL PROTEINS; FUNGI; PEPTIDES;

FUNGI;

EID: 2942620243     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2004.03.013     Document Type: Review

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