Quantitation of fungal DNA contamination in commercial Zymolyase and Lyticase used in the preparation of fungi

Japanese Journal of Medical Mycology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 259-262

  Miyajima, Yoshiharu ^a   Satoh, Kazuo ^a   Umeda, Yoshiko ^a   Makimura, Koichi ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

glucanase; DNA contamination; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCAN HYDROLASE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; FUNGAL DNA; GENOMIC DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DRUG CONTAMINATION; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FUNGI; GLUCAN ENDO-1,3-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDASE; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; HYDROLASES; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

FUNGI;

EID: 74049153837     PISSN: 09164804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3314/jjmm.50.259     Document Type: Article

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