Purification and characterization of novel transglutaminase from bacillus subtilis spores

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 2344-2351

  Suzuki, Shun’ichi ^a   Izawa, Yuko ^a   Kobayashi, Katusnori ^a   Eto, Yuzuru ^a   Yamanaka, Shigeru ^a   Kubota, Koji ^a   Yokozeki, Kenzo ^a  

^a AJINOMOTO CO INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Solubilization; Spore; Transglutaminase; ( glutamyl)lysine isopeptide

Indexed keywords

ENZYME INHIBITOR; N ETHYLMALEIMIDE; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYMOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PH; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ETHYLMALEIMIDE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; SOLUBILITY; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TEMPERATURE; TRANSGLUTAMINASES;

EID: 0034328792     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.64.2344     Document Type: Article

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