The Bacillus stearothermophilus NUB36 surA gene encodes a thermophilic sucrase related to Bacillus subtilis SacA

Microbiology

Volumn 142, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1651-1657

  Li, Yang ^a   Ferenci, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacillus stearothermophilus; Invertase; Sucrose utilization; Sucrose phosphate hydrolase

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE; HYDROLASE; SUCRASE; SUCROSE;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEL FILTRATION; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICHAELIS CONSTANT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS;

EID: 0029931229     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-142-7-1651     Document Type: Article

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