Feasibility study for decomposition of gelatin layers on X-ray films by thermostable alkaline protease from alkaliphilic Bacillus sp.

Biotechnology Techniques

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 813-815

  Masui, Akihiko ^a   Fujiwara, Nobuaki ^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; Bacillus sp.; Gelatin; Protease; Protein engineering

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PROTEINASE; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYMIC DEGRADATION; FILM; GELATIN; MUTANT ENZYME; THERMOSTABILITY; X RAY FILM;

BACILLUS; BACILLUS SP.; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0032786388     PISSN: 0951208X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008960803221     Document Type: Article

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