Molecular Cloning of an Extremely Thermostable Alanine Racemase from Aquifex pyrophilus and Enzymatic Characterization of the Expressed Protein

Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 82-88

  Kim, Sang Suk ^a   Yu, Yeon Gyu ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alanine racemase; Aquifex pyrophilus; Cloning; Hyperthermophile; Racemization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034410704     PISSN: 12258687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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