Modification of alternan by dextranase

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 289-293

  Leathers, Timothy D ^a   Nunnally, Melinda S ^a   Côté, Gregory L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternan; Dextranase; Gum arabic; Modified alternan; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; VISCOSITY;

ALTERNAN; BACKBONE STRUCTURES; BIOCONVERSION PROCESSES; COMMERCIAL DEXTRANASES; DEXTRANASE; GUM ARABIC; GUM ARABICS; IN VITRO; ISOLATED STRAINS; MODIFIED ALTERNAN; PENICILLIUM SP.; SOLUTION VISCOSITIES;

ADHESIVES;

ALTERNAN; DEXTRANASE; GLUCAN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PENICILLIUM;

DEXTRANASE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GLUCANS; PENICILLIUM; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ACACIA SENEGAL; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM SP.;

EID: 58149203391     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-008-9866-3     Document Type: Article

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