Protein engineering of bacterial α-amylases

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology

Volumn 1543, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 253-274

  Nielsen, Jens Erik ^a   Borchert, Torben V ^b  

^a EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

^b NOVOZYMES A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

pH activity profile; Protein engineering; Stability engineering; Thermostability; Amylase

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; GLYCOSIDASE; PROTEIN;

BACILLUS; BIOENGINEERING; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; INDUSTRY; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THERMOSTABILITY;

ALPHA-AMYLASE; BACILLUS; BACTERIA; BINDING SITES; CATALYSIS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; ENZYME STABILITY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; MUTATION; PROTEIN ENGINEERING;

EID: 0034731354     PISSN: 01674838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4838(00)00240-5     Document Type: Review

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