The activity of family 11 xylanases at alkaline pH

New Biotechnology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 795-802

  Gibbs, M D ^a,b   Reeves, R A ^a   Hardiman, E M ^b   Choudhary, P R ^b   Daniel, R M ^c   Bergquist, P L ^a,b,d  

^a Applimex Systems Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE CONDITIONS; ALKALINE PH; ANIMAL FEED; FAMILY 11; GLYCOSYL HYDROLASES; HIGH PH VALUE; INDUSTRIAL USE; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; PAPER INDUSTRIES; PH VALUE; PROCESS CONDITION; PULP BLEACHING; REACTION MIXTURE; SMALL MOLECULES; XYLANASES;

BLEACHING; CLEANING; ENZYMES; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; KRAFT PROCESS; KRAFT PULP; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; PH EFFECTS;

SUBSTRATES;

BADX ENZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYL1 ENZYME; XYLAN; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE; XYNB ENZYME; XYNB6 ENZYME; XYNJ ENZYME; XYNV1 4 ENZYME;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS AGARADHAERENS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOMYCES LIVIDANS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TEMPERATURE; XYLANS; XYLOSIDASES;

BLEACHING; CLEANING; ENZYMES; PAPER INDUSTRY; PH; PULP INDUSTRY; SUBSTRATES; XYLANS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 78649707998     PISSN: 18716784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2010.06.004     Document Type: Article

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