A unique thermostable lichenase from Thermotoga maritima MSB8 with divergent substrate specificity

Indian Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 315-320

  Khan, Mohammed Abdul Sattar ^a,c   Akbar, Mohammed ^b   Kitaoka, Motomitsu ^a   Hayashi, Kiyoshi ^a  

^a NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

^c NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoglucanase; Family 5; Glucosyl 1,3 glucosyl 1,4 glucose; Glucosyl 1,4 glucosyl 1,3 glucose; Lichenase; Thermotoga maritima

Indexed keywords

CELLULASE; GLUCAN SYNTHASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE VECTOR; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; THERMOTOGA MARITIMA; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HORDEUM; THERMOTOGA MARITIMA;

EID: 34548236457     PISSN: 09725849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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