Characterization of homocysteine γ-lyase from submerged and solid cultures of Aspergillus fumigatus ASH (JX006238)

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 499-510

  El Sayed, Ashraf S ^a   Khalaf, Salwa A ^a   Aziz, Hani A ^a  

^a ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

18S 28S rRNA; Aspergillus fumigatus; Biochemical properties; Homocysteine lyase

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMINO ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; CHLORPHENOTANE; CREATININE; CYSTEINE; EDETIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE GAMMA LYASE; HYDROXYLAMINE; METHIONINE; PYRIDOXAL 5 PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BINDING AFFINITY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME STABILITY; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; HOMOCYSTINURIA; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH MEASUREMENT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRECIPITATION; SOLID STATE FERMENTATION; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION;

EID: 84876170498     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1208.08070     Document Type: Article

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