Influence of a cell-wall-associated protease on production of α- amylase by Bacillus subtilis

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2875-2881

  Stephenson, Keith ^a   Harwood, Colin R ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL WALL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN STABILITY;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031926846     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.8.2875-2881.1998     Document Type: Article

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