Esterases from Bacillus subtilis and B. stearothermophilus share high sequence homology but differ substantially in their properties

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 320-326

  Henke, E ^a   Bornscheuer, U T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 NITROPHENYLACETIC ACID; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ESTERASE; MENTHYLACETATE; MENTHYLBENZOATE; NITRILOTRIACETIC ACID; PHENETHYLACETATE; RHAMNOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ENZYME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME STABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037210701     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-002-1126-1     Document Type: Article

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