Characterization of beta-1,4-endoglucanase as a polysaccharide-degrading digestive enzyme from disk abalone, Haliotis discus discus

Aquaculture International

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1061-1078

  Nikapitiya, Chamilani ^a   Oh, Chulhong ^a,b   de Zoysa, Mahanama ^a   Whang, Ilson ^a   Kang, Do Hyung ^b   Lee, Sun Ryung ^a   Kim, Se Jae ^a   Lee, Jehee ^a  

^a Jeju National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Abalone; Beta 1,4 endoglucanase; Cellulase; mRNA expression; Starvation

Indexed keywords

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ISOLATION; POLYSACCHARIDE; RNA; SHELLFISH;

HALIOTIDAE; HALIOTIS DISCUS DISCUS;

EID: 77956323450     PISSN: 09676120     EISSN: 1573143X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10499-010-9324-9     Document Type: Article

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