Chitin degrading potential of three aquatic actinomycetes and its optimization

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 6617-6620

  Mane, U V ^a   Deshmukh, A M ^b  

^a YASHAVANTRAO CHAVAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b DR BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR MARATHWADA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Actinomycetes; Chitinase

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CHITINASE;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HYDROLYSIS; INDIA; MICROMONOSPORA BREVICATIANA; NONHUMAN; PH; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; STREPTOMYCES CANUS; STREPTOMYCES PSEUDOGRISEOLUS; TEMPERATURE;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); MICROMONOSPORA; STREPTOMYCES CANUS; STREPTOMYCES PSEUDOGRISEOLUS;

EID: 74549125514     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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