Purification and characterization of a novel endo-β-1,4-glucanase from the thermoacidophilic Aspergillus terreus

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 323-327

  Gao, Jianmin ^a   Weng, Haibo ^a   Xi, Yu ^a   Zhu, Daheng ^a   Han, Shaoyin ^a  

^a ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aspergillus terreus; Characterization; Endoglucanase; Thermoacidophilic

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR MASS; PURIFICATION;

ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; ENDOGLUCANASE; THERMOACIDOPHILIC;

PROTEINS;

CELLULASE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PH; TEMPERATURE;

ASPERGILLUS; CELLULASE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; TEMPERATURE;

ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; FUNGI;

EID: 37549021020     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-007-9536-x     Document Type: Article

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