Studies on L-asparaginase enzyme of actinomycetes isolated from estuarine fishes

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 465-474

  Sahu, Maloy Kumar ^a   Sivakumar, K ^a   Poorani, E ^b   Thangaradjou, T ^a   Kannan, L ^a,c  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b KONGUNADU ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE   (India)

^c THIRUVALLUVAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Actinomycetes; Amino acids; Carbon compounds; Estuarine fishes; L asparaginase enzyme; pH; Sodium chloride; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; ASPARAGINASE; ASPARAGINE; CARBON; CASEIN; GLUCOSE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STARCH; SUCROSE;

AGAR; AMINO ACID; BACTERIUM; CARBON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FISH; GROWTH RESPONSE; PH; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TEMPERATURE;

ACTINOMYCES; AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL COMPOSITION; CELL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTUARINE SPECIES; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; PH; STREPTOMYCES; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU; VELLAR ESTUARY;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); CHANOS CHANOS; ETROPLUS SURATENSIS; MUGIL CEPHALUS; PISCES; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES CANUS; STREPTOMYCES HAWAIIENSIS; STREPTOMYCES OLIVOVIRIDIS;

EID: 34247567252     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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