Production and regulation of lignin degrading enzymes from Lentinus squarrosulus (mont.) Singer and Psathyrella atroumbonata Pegler

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 484-490

  Wuyep, P A ^a   Khan, A U ^a   Nok, A J ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Basidiomycetes; Cofactors; Lentinus squarrosulus; Ligninase; Psathyrella atroumbonata

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; LIGNIN; LIGNIN PEROXIDASE; LIGNOCELLULOSE; MAGNESIUM ION; MANGANESE; METAL ION; POTASSIUM ION;

ARTICLE; BASIDIOMYCETES; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; LEATHER INDUSTRY; LENTINUS; LENTINUS SQUARROSULUS; MYCELIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; OIL INDUSTRY; PAPER INDUSTRY; PSATHYRELLA ATROUMBONATA; SPECIES CULTIVATION; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WASTE; WOOD;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; LENTINUS; LENTINUS SQUARROSULUS; PSATHYRELLA;

EID: 3042685352     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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