Sequence analysis of the gene encoding amylosucrase from Neisseria polysaccharea and characterization of the recombinant enzyme

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 375-381

  De Montalk, G Potocki ^a   Remaud Simeon, M ^a   Willemot, R M ^a   Planchot, V ^b   Monsan, P ^a  

^a UMR792 INGÉNIERIE DES SYSTÈMES BIOLOGIQUES ET DES PROCÉDÉS   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; AMYLSUCRASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; DEXTRANSUCRASE; GLUCAN; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GLYCOGEN; HYBRID PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT ENZYME; SEPHAROSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTION; NEISSERIA; NEISSERIA POLYSACCHAREAE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIA; NEISSERIA POLYSACCHAREA;

EID: 0032947594     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.2.375-381.1999     Document Type: Article

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