58 research outputs found
Purification and preliminary characterization of a xylanase from Thermomyces lanuginosus strain SS-8
Thermomyces lanuginosus SS-8 was isolated from soil samples that had been collected from near self-heating plant material and its extracellular cellulase-free xylanase purified approximately 160-fold using ion exchange chromatography and continuous elution electrophoresis. This xylanase was thermoactive (optimum temperature 60 °C) at pH 6.0 and had a molecular weight of 23.79 kDa as indicated by SDS-PAGE electrophoresis. The xylanase rapidly hydrolyzed xylan directly to xylose without the production of intermediary xylo-oligosaccharides within 15 min of incubation under optimum conditions. This trait of rapidly degrading xylan to xylose as a sole end-product could have biotechnological potential in degradation of agro-wastes for bioethanol manufacturing industry
Rapid microscopical diagnosis of deep-seated mycoses following maceration of fresh specimens and staining with optical brighteners
Differential Staining of Fungi in Clinical Specimens Using Fluorescent Whitening Agent (Blánkophor)*/Differentialfárbung von Pilzen im klinischen Material unter Anwendung eines fluoreszierenden Aufhellers (Blánkophor)
Comparison of two fluorescent whiteners, Calcofluor and Blankophor, for the detection of fungal elements in clinical specimens in the diagnostic laboratory
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