Characterization of a new endogenous endo-β-1,4-glucanase of Formosan subterranean termite (Coptotermes formosanus)

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 211-218

  Zhang, Dunhua ^a   Lax, Alan R ^a   Bland, John M ^a   Allen, April B ^a  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Cellulase; Phylogenetics; Promoter; Termite

Indexed keywords

CELLULASE; INSECT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; ISOPTERA; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELLULASE; ENZYME STABILITY; INSECT PROTEINS; ISOPTERA; KINETICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

COPTOTERMES ACINACIFORMIS; COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; RETICULITERMES SPERATUS; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 79952196194     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2010.12.006     Document Type: Article

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