Prospecting for cellulolytic activity in insect digestive fluids

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 145-154

  Oppert, Cris ^a   Klingeman, William E ^a   Willis, Jonathan D ^a   Oppert, Brenda ^b   Jurat Fuentes, Juan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b GRAIN MARKETING AND PRODUCTION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Cellulolytic activity; Cellulose degradation; Digestive fluids; Insect cellulase; Lignocellulosic feedstocks

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CELLULASE; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CELLULOLYTIC ACTIVITY; COLEOPTERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYMENOPTERA; INSECT; INTESTINE; ISOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPTERA; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY; ZYMOGRAPHY;

COLEOPTERA; DICTYOPTERA; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; ISOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 71849085929     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2009.10.014     Document Type: Article

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