A mutant subtilisin E with enhanced thermostability

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 249-251

  Yang, Yonghua ^a,c   Jiang, Lan ^a   Yang, Shengli ^a   Zhu, Liuqin ^b   Wu, Yujie ^b   Li, Zhenjie ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (China)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Site directed mutagenesis; Subtilisin E; Thermostability

Indexed keywords

AMIDASE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; MUTANT PROTEIN; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; SUBTILISIN; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 0033939982     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008959825832     Document Type: Article

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