Esterases and putative lipases from tropical isolates of Aureobasidium pullulans

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 138-147

  Kudanga, Tukayi ^a   Mwenje, Eddie ^a   Mandivenga, Faith ^a   Read, John S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Aureobasidium pullulans; Esterases; Putative lipases

Indexed keywords

AUREOBASIDIUM PULLULANS; FUNGI;

CARBON; ESTERASE; NITROGEN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYMOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PH; TEMPERATURE; TROPIC CLIMATE; ZIMBABWE;

ASCOMYCOTA; CARBON; ENZYME STABILITY; ESTERASES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIPASE; NITROGEN; TEMPERATURE; TROPICAL CLIMATE; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 34250210240     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200610207     Document Type: Article

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