β-Xylosidases from filamentous fungi: An overview

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 389-407

  Knob, A ^a   Terrasan, C R F ^a   Carmona, E C ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Xylosidases; Biotechnological applications; Filamentous fungi; Mechanisms of action; Physicochemical characteristics

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY LEVELS; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCESS; FILAMENTOUS FUNGI; HYDROLYTIC ENZYME; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR LEVELS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; REDUCING ENDS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; XYLANOLYTIC ENZYMES; XYLOBIOSES; XYLOOLIGOSACCHARIDES;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATALYSTS; CLONING; ENZYMES; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS;

FUNGI;

FUNGI;

EID: 77950459098     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-009-0190-4     Document Type: Review

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