Characterization of a protease deficient strain of Penicillium roqueforti generated by heterologous plasmid integration: Potential use for protein production

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 97-105

  Durand Poussereau, Nathalie ^a   Fevre, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Aspartyl protease; Heterologous proteins degradation; Penicillium roqueforti; Protease deficient mutant; Transformation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; CASEIN; GENES; POLYPEPTIDES; PROTEINS;

ASPARTYL PROTEASE; HETEROLOGOUS PLASMID INTEGRATION; HETEROLOGOUS PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PENICILLIUM ROQUEFORTI;

PLANT CELL CULTURE;

ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; PHLEOMYCIN; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE DISRUPTION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM ROQUEFORTI; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

FUNGI; PENICILLIUM ROQUEFORTII;

EID: 0030592438     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1656(96)01574-X     Document Type: Article

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