Purification and characterization of a highly efficient calcium-independent α-amylase from Talaromyces pinophilus 1-95.

Alpha-amylase is a very important enzyme in the starch conversion process. Most of the α-amylases are calcium-dependent and exhibit poor performance in the simultaneous saccharification and fermentation process of industrial bioethanol production that uses starch as feedstock. In this study, an extr...

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Main Authors: Liang Xian, Fei Wang, Xiang Luo, Yu-Liang Feng, Jia-Xun Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4374950?pdf=render