Comparison of insect gut cellulase and xylanase activity across different insect species with distinct food sources

Bioenergy Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-10

  Shi, Weibing ^a   Ding, Shi You ^b   Yuan, Joshua S ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellulase; Insect gut; Natural biocatalyst system; Xylanase

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; ANIMALS; BIOCATALYSTS; BIODIVERSITY;

BIODIVERSITY ANALYSIS; CELLULASE; CELLULASE ACTIVITY; CELLULASE AND XYLANASE; DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES; INSECT GUT; NATURAL BIOCATALYST SYSTEM; XYLANASES;

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

ACRIDIDAE; BOMBYX MORI; CERAMBYCIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 78650547542     PISSN: 19391234     EISSN: 19391242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12155-010-9096-0     Document Type: Article

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