Purification and characterization of pectinmethylesterase from Aspergillus repens isolated from cultivated soil

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1991-1998

  Arotupin, D J ^a   Akinyosoye, F A ^a   Onifade, A K ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cultivated soils; Enzyme; Fraction; Pectimethylesterase; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM SULFATE; CALCIUM ION; EDETIC ACID; INDOLEACETIC ACID; LEAD CHLORIDE; MAGNESIUM ION; MERCURY CHLORIDE; PECTIN; PECTINESTERASE; POTASSIUM ION; SEPHADEX; SODIUM ION; ZINC ION;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS REPENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTIVATED LAND; DIALYSATE; DIALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME RELEASE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HYDROLYSIS; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PRECIPITATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ASPERGILLUS REPENS;

EID: 46349098367     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJB2008.000-5046     Document Type: Article

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