Overexpression and characterization of a prolyl endopeptidase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 3613-3618

  Harwood, Valerie J ^a,c   Denson, Jackie D ^b   Robinson Bidle, Kelly A ^a,b,d   Schreier, Harold J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; MALTOSE; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME STABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PYROCOCCUS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS;

EID: 0031007108     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.11.3613-3618.1997     Document Type: Article

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