Gene cloning and characterization of a type II pullulanase hydrolase from a hyperthermophilic archaeon, pyrobaculum calidifontis

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1077-1084

  Siddiqui, Masood Ahmed ^a   Rehman, Habib Ur ^a   Rashid, Naeem ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALOCHISTAN   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Archaea; Hyperthermophile; Pyrobaculum calidifontis; Type II pullulanase hydrolase

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUKARYOTE; GENOME; PH; RECOMBINATION;

EID: 84907371588     PISSN: 00309923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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