Novel alkaline serine proteases from alkalophilic Bacillus spp.: Purification and some properties

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 441-449

  Kumar, C G ^a,b   Tiwari, M P ^b   Jany, K D ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION AND FOOD   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Alkalinity; Alkalophile; Bacillus; Properties; Purification; Serine proteases

Indexed keywords

2 DIETHYLAMINOETHANOL; ACETONE; ALBUMIN; AMINO ACID; BENZYLSULFONYL FLUORIDE; CALCIUM ION; CASEIN; ELASTIN; KERATIN; PROTEIN; REAGENT; SEPHAROSE; SERINE PROTEINASE; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION EXCHANGE; PH; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRECIPITATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033165969     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-9592(98)00110-1     Document Type: Article

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