Purification and characterization of a novel isozyme of chitinase from Bombyx mori

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 252-262

  Kabir, Khondkar Ehteshamul ^a   Hirowatari, Daizo ^a   Watanabe, Katsuhiro ^a   Koga, Daizo ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bombyx mori; Chitinase; Kinetics; Properties; Purification

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIOCONTROL; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROXYAPATITE; PH EFFECTS; PURIFICATION;

BOMBYX MORI; CHITINASE; KINETICS; PROPERTIES;

ENZYMES;

CHITIN; CHITINASE; ISOENZYME;

ACETYLATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYMOLOGY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PH; SILKWORM; TEMPERATURE;

ACETYLATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BOMBYX; CHITIN; CHITINASE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ENZYME STABILITY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ISOENZYMES; KINETICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE;

BOMBYX MORI;

EID: 31444440508     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70.252     Document Type: Article

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