Production and properties of alkaline xylanases from Bacillus sp. isolated from sugarcane fields

Current Science

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1283-1286

  Anuradha, P ^a   Vijayalakshmi, K ^a   Prasanna, N D ^a   Sridevi, K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus sp.; Oat spelt xylan; Sugarcane fields; Xylanase

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); TRITICUM AESTIVUM SUBSP. SPELTA;

EID: 34249732625     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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