Polygalacturonic acid/endo-polygalacturonase system: A kinetic study in batch reactors

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1430-1436

  Gallifuoco, Alberto ^a   Cantarella, Maria ^a   Viparelli, Paolo ^a   Marucci, Mariagrazia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCATALYSTS; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYMES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SUBSTRATES;

BATCH REACTORS; ENZYMATIC DEPOLYMERIZATION; POLYGALACTURONIC ACID (PGA); POLYMERIC CHAINS;

DEPOLYMERIZATION;

EID: 5444225371     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bp049853b     Document Type: Article

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