Intramolecular synergism in an engineered exo-endo-1,4-β-glucanase fusion protein

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 767-775

  Riedel, Kathrin ^a   Bronnenmeier, Karin ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; CELLULASE; CELLULOSE; HYBRID PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CLOSTRIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE FUSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY;

ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; CELLULASE; CELLULOSE 1,4-BETA-CELLOBIOSIDASE; DRUG SYNERGISM; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM STERCORARIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031831457     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1998.00834.x     Document Type: Article

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