Identification and recombinant expression of a bacterial exolevanase useful for the production of high fructose syrups

Biotecnologia Aplicada

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 68-72

  Menéndez, Carmen ^a   Hernández, Lázaro ^a   País, José M ^a   Banguela, Alexander ^a   Ramírez, Ricardo ^a   Trujillo, Luis E ^a   Alfonso, Dubiel ^a   Arrieta, Juan G ^a  

^a CENTER FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Cuba)

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EID: 57249098519     PISSN: 08644551     EISSN: 10272852     Source Type: Journal    
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