Secretion of a trypsin-like thiol protease by a new keratinolytic strain of Bacillus licheniformis

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 205, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 221-224

  Rozs, M ^a   Manczinger, L ^a   Vagvolgyi Cs ^a   Kevei, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Bacillus licheniformis; Keratinase; Protease secretion

Indexed keywords

BENZYLSULFONYL FLUORIDE; CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE; EDETIC ACID; KERATINASE; THIOL PROTEINASE; TOSYLLYSYL CHLOROMETHYL KETONE; TOSYLPHENYLALANYL CHLOROMETHYL KETONE; TRYPSIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME RELEASE; FRACTIONATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS; CHICKENS; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; FEATHERS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KERATINS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OLIGOPEPTIDES; P-CHLOROMERCURIBENZOIC ACID; SULFHYDRYL REAGENTS; TEMPERATURE; TRYPSIN;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0035910194     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(01)00462-1     Document Type: Article

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