Rational design for stabilization and optimum pH shift of serine protease aprN

Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineering

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 30-36

  Masui, Akihiko ^a   Fujiwara, Nobuaki ^a   Yamamoto, Kazuhiko ^a   Takagi, Masahiro ^b   Imanaka, Tadayuki ^c  

^a OSAKA MUNICIPAL TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkaline protease; Protein engineering

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DNA SEQUENCES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HEAT RESISTANCE; PH EFFECTS; PROTEINS;

ALKALINE PROTEASE; ALKALIPHILIC BACILLUS STRAIN; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; THERMOSTABILITY;

ENZYMES;

SERINE PROTEINASE;

ALKALINITY; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BETA CHAIN; CATALYSIS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STABILITY; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; THERMOSTABILITY;

BACILLUS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 187;

EID: 0031883933     PISSN: 0922338X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0922-338X(97)80349-2     Document Type: Article

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