Characterization of a cloned subtilisin-like serine proteinase from a psychrotrophic Vibrio species

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 269, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 5536-5546

  Arnórsdóttir, Jóhanna ^a   Smáradóttir, Rúna B ^a   Magnússon, Ólafur Th ^a   Thorbjarnardóttir, Sigrídur H ^a   Eggertsson, Gudmundur ^a   Kristjánsson, Magnús M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Cold adaptation; Proteinase K like; Psychrotrophic; Subtilisin like proteinase; Vibrio proteinase

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; BACTERIAL ENZYME; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; PROTEINASE K; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SERINE PROTEINASE; SUBTILISIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BASE PAIRING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ISOLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; THERMUS AQUATICUS; VIBRIO; WILD TYPE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; COLD; DNA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOPEPTIDASE K; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GUANIDINE; KINETICS; LIGANDS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENYLMETHYLSULFONYL FLUORIDE; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SUBTILISIN; VIBRIO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; THERMUS; THERMUS AQUATICUS; VIBRIO; VIBRIO SP.;

EID: 0036434655     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2002.03259.x     Document Type: Article

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