Characterization of AlgMsp, an alginate lyase from Microbulbifer sp. 6532A.

Alginate is a polysaccharide produced by certain seaweeds and bacteria that consists of mannuronic acid and guluronic acid residues. Seaweed alginate is used in food and industrial chemical processes, while the biosynthesis of bacterial alginate is associated with pathogenic Pseudomonas aeruginosa....

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Main Authors: Steven M Swift, Jeffrey W Hudgens, Ryan D Heselpoth, Patrick M Bales, Daniel C Nelson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0112939