Identification and partial characterisation of a chitinase from Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 81-87

  Molinari, Lígia Maria ^a   Pedroso, Raissa Bocchi ^a   Scoaris, Denise de Oliveira ^a   Ueda Nakamura, Tânia ^b   Nakamura, Celso Vataru ^b   Dias Filho, Benedito Prado ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chitin; Chitinase; Fish; Gastrointestinal tract; HPLC; Nile tilapia; Oreochromis niloticus; Serum

Indexed keywords

4 METHYLUMBELLIFERYL BETA N,N' DIACETYLCHITOBIOSIDE; 4 METHYLUMBELLIFERYL BETA N,N',N'' TRIACETYLCHITOTRIOSIDE; CHITINASE; CHITOBIOSE; HYMECROMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; FUNCTIONAL PROTEOMICS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTESTINE; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; PH; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVERSED PHASE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SERUM; STOMACH; TILAPIA;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 33846583968     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2006.09.004     Document Type: Article

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