Fucoidans and fucoidanases-focus on techniques for molecular structure elucidation and modification of marine polysaccharides

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-11

  Holtkamp, Andrea Désirée ^a   Kelly, Svenja ^b   Ulber, Roland ^b   Lang, Siegmund ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endo type enzymatic activity; Fucoidan; Fucoidan degrading enzymes; Fucoidanase; Sulphated polysaccharides

Indexed keywords

ENDO-TYPE ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY; FUCOIDAN; FUCOIDAN-DEGRADING ENZYMES; FUCOIDANASE; SULPHATED POLYSACCHARIDES;

BIOPOLYMERS; CATALYSTS; ENZYMES; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEINS;

DEGRADATION;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ALGAE, BROWN; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; HUMANS; INVERTEBRATES; MARINE BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYSACCHARIDES;

ALGAE;

EID: 58549097653     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-008-1790-x     Document Type: Short Survey

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