Enzyme engineering for nonaqueous solvents: Random mutagenesis to enhance activity of subtilisin E in Polar Organic Media

Bio/Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 1991, Pages 1073-1077

  Chen, Keqin ^a   Arnold, Frances H ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC COMPOUND; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HYDROLYSIS; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMIDOHYDROLASES; DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; KINETICS; MUTAGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SOLVENTS; SUBTILISINS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; THERMODYNAMICS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0026334373     PISSN: 0733222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt1191-1073     Document Type: Article

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