Pressure enhances thermal stability of DNA polymerase from three thermophilic organisms

Extremophiles

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 339-345

  Summit, Melanie ^a   Scott, Brad ^b   Nielson, Kirk ^b   Mathur, Eric ^c   Baross, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Stratagene   (United States)

^c Diversa Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA dependent DNA polymerase; Hydrostatic pressure; Hyperthermophile; Protein stability; Thermostability

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMERASE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STABILITY; PROTEIN FOLDING; PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS; THERMOSTABILITY; THERMUS AQUATICUS;

DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; ENVIRONMENT; ENZYME STABILITY; HALF-LIFE; HEAT; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; KINETICS; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PYROCOCCUS; PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS; SEAWATER; THERMUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS; THERMUS AQUATICUS;

EID: 0032144049     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007920050077     Document Type: Article

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