Purification and characterization of a unique alkaline elastase from Micrococcus luteus

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 46-55

  Clark, Deborah J ^a   Hawrylik, Steven J ^a   Kavanagh, Edward ^a   Opheim, Dennis J ^a  

^a QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaline; Calcium; Characterization; Elastase; Inhibitors; Insulin; Micrococcus luteus; Protease; Proteinase; Purification; Stability

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; ELASTASE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ENZYMIC DEGRADATION; ISOELECTRIC POINT; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PH; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS;

EID: 0034141428     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.1999.1166     Document Type: Article

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