Production, purification and characterization of L-asparaginase from Streptomyces gulbargensis

L-asparaginase is an anti-neoplastic agent used in the lymphoblastic leukaemia chemotherapy. In the present study a novel strain, Streptomyces gulbargensis was explored for the production of extra-cellular L-asparaginase using groundnut cake extract. The optimum pH, temperature, inoculum size and ag...

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Main Authors: S. Amena, N. Vishalakshi, M. Prabhakar, A. Dayanand, K Lingappa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2010-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822010000100025