Purification and some properties of β-galactosidase from Aspergillus japonicus

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 299-306

  Saad, R R ^a  

^a Faculty of Education   (Egypt)

Author keywords

galactosidase; Aspergillus japonicus

Indexed keywords

ARUNDINARIA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS JAPONICUS; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR; VISCUM; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 6444237701     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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