Intracellular proteases of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki and a protease-deficient mutant Btk-q

Current Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 405-409

  Reddy, Y Chandrahasa ^a   Venkateswerlu, G ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; CELL ENZYME; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; METHIONINE; NORLEUCINE; PROTEINASE; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE; VALINE; AMINO ACID; AZOCASEIN; CASEIN; GELATIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIUM MUTANT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PAPER CHROMATOGRAPHY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; ZYMOGRAPHY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR KURSTAKI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACIDS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CASEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENDOPEPTIDASES; GELATIN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION;

EID: 0036884443     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-002-3767-9     Document Type: Article

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