Crystal structure of Bacillus stearothermophilus α-amylase: Possible factors determining the thermostability

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 461-468

  Suvd, Duvjir ^a,b   Fujimoto, Zui ^b   Takase, Kenji ^b   Matsumura, Masatoshi ^a   Mizuno, Hiroshi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus stearothermophilus; Ca2+ binding; Crystal structure; Thermostability; amylase

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME STABILITY; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FOLDING; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0035050561     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a002878     Document Type: Article

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