A gene encoding for an α-amylase from thermophilic Bacillus sp. Strain TS-23 and its expression in Escherichia coli

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 325-334

  Lin, L L ^a   Hsu, W H ^b   Chu, W S ^c  

^a Dept of Environ Eng and Hygiene   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c FOOD INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASES; BACTERIOLOGY; CLONING; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENCODING (SYMBOLS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE ENCODING; GENE EXPRESSION; SALMONELLA; SIGNAL ENCODING;

AMINO-ACIDS; AMYLASE ACTIVITY; BACILLUS SP; CELL FRACTIONATION; EXPRESSION IN ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES ENCODING; PERIPLASMIC SPACE; RECOMBINANT PLASMID; THERMOPHILIC BACILLI; Α-AMYLASE GENES;

AMINO ACIDS;

AMYLASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

EID: 0030943541     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1997.00364.x     Document Type: Article

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