Purification, characterization, gene cloning, sequencing, and overexpression of aminopeptidase N from Streptococcus thermophilus A

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 3001-3007

  Chavagnat, Frederic ^a   Casey, Michael G ^a   Meyer, Jacques ^a  

^a Swiss Federal Dairy Research Station   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSOMAL AMINOPEPTIDASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME PURIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0032975891     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.7.3001-3007.1999     Document Type: Article

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