Microbial degradation of chitin materials by Trichoderma virens UKM1

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 52-59

  Abd Aziz, Suraini ^a   Sin, Teoh Lay ^a   Alitheen, Noorjahan ^a   Shahab, Neelam ^b   Kamaruddin, Kamarulzaman ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b Standard and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia Berhad   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Chitinase; Chitoologomer; Degradation; HPLC; Trichoderma virens UKM1

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHITIN; CHITINASE; GLUCOSAMINE; N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; CARBON SOURCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHRIMP; STEREOMICROSCOPY; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA VIRENS; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE DISPOSAL;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FUNGI; HYPOCREA VIRENS; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 42449142998     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2008.52.59     Document Type: Article

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