Novel keratinase from Bacillus subtilis S14 exhibiting remarkable dehairing capabilities

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 594-596

  Macedo, Alexandre J ^a,c   Beys Da Silva, Walter O ^a   Gava, Renata ^a   Driemeier, David ^a   Pêgas Henriques, João Antonio ^a   Termignoni, Carlos ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Ger Res Ctr for Biotech ^*  (Brazil)

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CHARACTERIZATION; COLLAGEN; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; STRAIN;

DEHAIRING; ISOLATION; POLLUTANTS; TANNERIES;

ENZYMES;

BACTERIAL ENZYME; COLLAGEN; KERATINASE; SODIUM SULFIDE; SUBTILISIN;

BACTERIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COLLAGEN DEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; KERATOLYSIS; LEATHER INDUSTRY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATTLE; HAIR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; SUBTILISINS; TANNING;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 12244281837     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.71.1.594-596.2005     Document Type: Article

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