Variation of fibrinolytic enzyme activity produced from Bacillus subtilis by gene cloning

Korean Journal of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 14-20

  Lee, Hong Seok ^a   Yoo, Cheon Kwon ^b   Lee, Chul Su ^a   Kang, Sang Mo ^c  

^a Korea Health Industry Development Institute   (South Korea)

^b Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

^c Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Fibrinolytic activity; Gene cloning

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PROTEINASE; AMYLASE; METALLOPROTEINASE; NEUTRAL PROTEINASE; PLASMID DNA; PLASMIN; SERINE PROTEINASE; SUBTILISIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIBRINOLYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 0034104012     PISSN: 02572389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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