Killer toxin of Pichia anomala NCYC 432; purification, characterization and its exo-β-1,3-glucanase activity

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 669-676

  Izgü, Fatih ^a   Altinbay, Demet ^a   Acun, Tolga ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

exo 1,3 Glucanase; Killer toxin; Killer yeast; Pichia anomala

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CELL CULTURE; ENZYMES; HYDROLYSIS; TOXIC MATERIALS; ULTRAFILTRATION; YEAST;

EXO-Β-1,3-GLUCANASE; KILLER TOXIN; KILLER YEAST; MICHAELIS CONSTANTS; PICHIA ANOMALA;

MICROBIOLOGY;

1,3 BETA GLUCANASE; LAMINARAN; TOXIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CANDIDA; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLYCOSYLATION; HYDROLYSIS; MICHAELIS CONSTANT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH MEASUREMENT; PICHIA; PURIFICATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; ULTRAFILTRATION; YEAST;

CANDIDA; PICHIA ANOMALA;

EID: 33745203760     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2005.11.024     Document Type: Article

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