Bacillus subtilis α-amylase: The rate limiting step of secretion is growth phase-independent

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 127-131

  Haddaoui, Elarbi ^a   Chambert, Régis ^a   Petit Glatron, Marie Françoise ^a   Lindy, Otso ^b   Sarvas, Matti ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alpha amylase; Bacillus subtilis; Protein secretion; Stationary phase

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME RELEASE; FUNGUS CULTURE; GROWTH CURVE; IN VITRO STUDY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ALPHA-AMYLASE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CALCIUM; CELL WALL; KINETICS; LIPOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS;

EID: 0033000486     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(99)00061-0     Document Type: Article

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