Characteristics of chitosanases fromAspergillus fumigatus KB-1

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1036-1041

  Eom, Tae Kyoung ^a   Lee, Kang Man ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus KB 1; Chitosan; Chitosanase; N terminal amino acid sequence

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; CHITOSAN; CHITOSANASE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLYCOSIDASE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ENZYMOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS;

EID: 4143111203     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 19763786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02994755     Document Type: Article

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