Xylanases from fungi: properties and industrial applications

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Maria de Lourdes Teixeira de Moraes Polizeli1, A C S Rizzatti, Rubens Monti, João Atı́lio Jorge, D.S. Amorim
1Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto-Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, Bairro Monte Alegre , 14040-901 Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. [email protected]

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