Thermostable proteases

Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 51-100

  Daniel, R M ^a   Toogood, H S ^a   Bergquist, P L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; CALCIUM; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; METALLOPROTEINASE; PROTEINASE; SERINE PROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE; THERMUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEA; ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; BACILLUS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CALCIUM; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; ENDOPEPTIDASES; ENZYME STABILITY; GENES, BACTERIAL; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; TEMPERATURE; THERMUS;

EID: 0030347493     PISSN: 02648725     EISSN: 20465556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02648725.1996.10647924     Document Type: Article

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