Overexpression of a fungal β-mannanase from Bispora sp. MEY-1 in maize seeds and enzyme characterization.

BACKGROUND: Mannans and heteromannans are widespread in plants cell walls and are well-known as anti-nutritional factors in animal feed. To remove these factors, it is common practice to incorporate endo-β-mannanase into feed for efficient nutrition absorption. The objective of this study was to ove...

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Main Authors: Xiaolu Xu, Yuhong Zhang, Qingchang Meng, Kun Meng, Wei Zhang, Xiaojin Zhou, Huiying Luo, Rumei Chen, Peilong Yang, Bin Yao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3569411?pdf=render