Enzymology of the thermophilic ascomycetous fungus Thermoascus aurantiacus

Fungal Biology Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 120-130

  Brienzo, Michel ^a   Arantes, Valdeir ^a   Milagres, Adriane M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amylases; Cellulases; Enzyme application; Pectinases; Thermoascus aurantiacus; Xylanases

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; THERMOASCUS; THERMOASCUS AURANTIACUS;

EID: 67349274682     PISSN: 17494613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fbr.2009.04.001     Document Type: Review

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