Protein engineering of α-amylase for low pH performance

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 349-352

  Shaw, Andrew ^a   Bott, Richard ^a   Day, Anthony G ^a  

^a GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MODIFICATION; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0033179308     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(99)80063-9     Document Type: Article

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