Pressure-enhanced activity and stability of a hyperthermophilic protease from a deep-sea methanogen

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 3985-3991

  Michels, Peter C ^a,b   Clark, Douglas S ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b EnzyMed Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; METHANOBACTERIUM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOSTABILITY;

ACRONICTA LEPORINA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOCALDOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; METHANOCOCCUS;

EID: 0030773807     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.10.3985-3991.1997     Document Type: Article

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