Molecular cloning, DNA sequence, and expression of the gene encoding for thermostable pectate lyase of thermophilic Bacillus sp. TS 47

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 322-329

  Takao, Makoto ^a   Nakaniwa, Tetsuko ^a   Yoshikawa, Kentaro ^a   Terashita, Takao ^a   Sakai, Takuo ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Gene cloning; Pectate lyase; Thermophile; Thermostable enzyme

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; PECTATE LYASE; POLYSACCHARIDE LYASE; PRIMER DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HEAT; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENZYME STABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, BACTERIAL; HEAT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPEN READING FRAMES; POLYSACCHARIDE-LYASES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0035257585     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.65.322     Document Type: Article

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