Purification and characterization of chitinase isozymes from a red algae, Chondrus verrucosus

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3091-3099

  Shirota, Kazuya ^a   Sato, Takuya ^a   Sekiguchi, Junichi ^a   Miyauchi, Kouji ^a   Mochizuki, Atsushi ^a   Matsumiya, Masahiro ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chitinase; Cleavage pattern; Red algae; Seaweed; Substrate specificity

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLYSACCHARIDES; PURIFICATION; SEAWEED;

CHITINASE; CLEAVAGE PATTERN; CRAB SHELLS; CRYSTALLINE CHITINS; HYDROLYSIS PRODUCTS; ISOELECTRIC POINTS; OPTIMUM PH; RED ALGAE; REDUCING ENDS; SHRIMP SHELLS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ALGAE;

CHITINASE; ISOENZYME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHONDRUS; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYMOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PH; SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHITINASE; CHONDRUS; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME STABILITY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ISOENZYMES; SOLUBILITY; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE;

CEPHALOPODA; CHONDRUS; CHONDRUS VERRUCOSUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 58149089174     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.80141     Document Type: Article

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