Purification and characterization of the α-amylase of Bacillus flavothermus

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 340-343

  Bolton, Declan J ^a   Kelly, Catherine T ^a   Fogarty, William M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

amylase; Bacillus flavothermus; Chemical modification; Facultative thermophile; Histidine

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY; PH EFFECTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PURIFICATION; REACTION KINETICS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STARCH; SUBSTRATES;

AMYLASE; BACILLUS FLAVOTHERMUS; DIETHYL PYROCARBONATE; HISTIDINE RESIDUE;

ENZYMES;

AMMONIUM SULFATE; AMYLASE; DIETHYL PYROCARBONATE; HISTIDINE; HYDROXYLAMINE; STARCH;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; GEL FILTRATION; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOELECTRIC POINT; NONHUMAN; PH; PKA; PRECIPITATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 0031127867     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0229(96)00147-0     Document Type: Article

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