Molecular cloning of extremely thermostable esterase gene from hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus in Escherichia coli

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 624-629

  Ikeda, Masato ^a,b   Clark, Douglas S ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b KYOWA HAKKO KOGYO CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hyperthermophilic archaeon; Pyrococcus furiosus; Thermostable esterase

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; COLIFORM BACTERIA; ENZYMES; HEAT TREATMENT; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

MOLECULAR CLONING;

CLONING;

CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE; ESTERASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PYROCOCCUS; THERMOSTABILITY;

CLONING, MOLECULAR; ENZYME STABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESTERASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0032485355     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19980305)57:5<624::AID-BIT15>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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