Safety evaluation of an α-amylase enzyme preparation derived from the archaeal order Thermococcales as expressed in Pseudomonas fluorescens biovar I

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 149-168

  Landry, Timothy D ^a   Chew, Lawrence ^a   Davis, John W ^a   Frawley, Nile ^a   Foley, Holly H ^b   Stelman, Steven J ^c   Thomas, Johnson ^a   Wolt, Jeffrey ^c   Hanselman, David S ^d  

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^b Keller and Heckman   (United States)

^c DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC   (United States)

^d Innovase LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha Amylase; Archaea; CAS 9000 90 2; EINECS 232 565 6; Enzyme; Extremozyme; Hyperthermophile; IUB 3.2.1.1; Pseudomonas fluorescens; Safety

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; AMYLASE; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; STARCH HYDROLYSATE;

AMES TEST; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIETARY INTAKE; ENZYME ISOLATION; FEEDING; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD POISONING; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY; GENOTOXICITY; MICRONUCLEUS; MOUSE; MURINE LEUKEMIA; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMOCOCCALES;

ARCHAEA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; THERMOCOCCALES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037298656     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-2300(03)00002-3     Document Type: Article

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