A novel source of fibrinolytic activity: Bionectria sp., an unconventional enzyme-producing fungus isolated from Las Yungas rainforest (Tucumán, Argentina)

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-62

  Rovati, José I ^a   Delgado, Osvaldo D ^a   Figueroa, Lucía I C ^a,b   Fariña, Julia I ^a  

^a PLANTA PILOTO DE PROCESOS INDUSTRIALES MICROBIOLÓGICOS PROIMI CONICET   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bionectria ochroleuca; Fibrinolytic enzymes; Fungi; Las Yungas rainforest; Screening

Indexed keywords

AGAR PLATES; ARGENTINA; BIONECTRIA OCHROLEUCA; CLADOSPORIUM CLADOSPORIOIDES; CRUDE EXTRACT; EXTRACELLULAR; FIBRIN CLOTS; FIBRINOLYTIC ACTIVITY; FIBRINOLYTIC ENZYMES; FREEZE-THAW; FUNGAL ISOLATES; FUNGAL SPECIES; PRODUCTION ALTERNATIVES; PROTEIN FRACTIONS; PROTEOLYTIC ACTIVITIES; SERINE-PROTEASES; SUBMERGED CULTURE CONDITION; THROMBOLYTIC; ZYMOGRAPHY;

AMINO ACIDS; CATALYSTS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGI; PHOSPHATASES;

ENZYMES;

BIONECTRIA; BIONECTRIA OCHROLEUCA; CLADOSPORIUM; CLADOSPORIUM CLADOSPORIOIDES; FUNGI;

EID: 77951132644     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-009-0142-z     Document Type: Article

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