Isolation of levoglucosan-assimilating microorganisms from soil and an investigation of their levoglucosan kinases

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 887-892

  Xie, Huijun ^a   Zhuang, Xuliang ^a   Bai, Zhihui ^a   Qi, Hongyan ^a   Zhang, Hongxun ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

1,6 Anhydro D glucose; Levoglucosan kinase; Levoglucosan assimilating organisms; Protein property; Protein purification; Soil

Indexed keywords

DNA SEQUENCES; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYMES; GENES; GLUCOSE; PH EFFECTS; RNA; SOILS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

1,6-ANHYDRO-Β-D-GLUCOSE; LEVOGLUCOSAN KINASE; LEVOGLUCOSAN-ASSIMILATING ORGANISMS; PROTEIN PROPERTY; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

YEAST;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CRYPTOCOCCUS FLAVESCENS; CRYPTOCOCCUS LAURENTII; CRYPTOCOCCUS LUTEOLUS; EUPENICILLIUM JAVANICUM; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM HERQUEI; RHODOTORULA (ERYTHROBASIDIUM CLADE); RHODOTORULA AURANTIACA;

EID: 33748319547     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-006-9133-5     Document Type: Article

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