Influence of different sugars on pullulan production and activities of α-phosphoglucose mutase, UDPG-pyrophosphorylase and glucosyltransferase involved in pullulan synthesis in Aureobasidium pullulans Y68

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 587-593

  Duan, Xiaohui ^a   Chi, Zhenming ^a   Wang, Lin ^a   Wang, Xianghong ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Aureobasidium pullulans; Glucosyltransferase activity; Pullulan; UDP glucose level

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CULTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUCOSE; METABOLISM; YEAST;

AUREOBASIDIUM PULLULANS; GLUCOSE LEVEL; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE ACTIVITY;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AUREOBASIDIUM PULLULANS;

EID: 43249108116     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2007.12.028     Document Type: Article

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