Efficient synthesis of gluco-oligosaccharides and alkyl-glucosides by transglycosylation activity of β-glucosidase from Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 145-149

  Smaali, Issam ^a   Maugard, Thierry ^b   Limam, Ferid ^c   Legoy, Marie Dominique ^b   Marzouki, Nejib ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^c Institut National de Recherche Scientifique et Technique Tunis   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

glucosidase; Alkyl glucosides; Oligosaccharides; Sclerotinia sclerotiorum; Transglycosylation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ENZYMES; HYDROLYSIS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SUBSTRATES;

CELLOBIOSE; GENTIOBIOSE; GLUCOSIDASE; SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM; TRANSGLYCOSYLATION;

BIOSYNTHESIS;

SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM;

EID: 33846249334     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-006-9185-6     Document Type: Article

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