Chemical modification of lysine residues in Bacillus licheniformis α-amylase: Conversion of an endo- to an exo-type enzyme

Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 642-647

  Habibi, Azadeh Ebrahim ^a   Khajeh, Khosro ^b   Nemat Gorgani, Mohsen ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus licheniformis amylase; Chemical modification; Citraconic anhydride; Substrate specificity; Succinic anhydride

Indexed keywords

4 NITROPHENOL; 4 NITROPHENYL MALTOHEPTAOSIDE; AMYLASE; CITRACONIC ANHYDRIDE; ENZYME; GLUCOSE; LYSINE; MALTOSIDASE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; STARCH; SUCCINIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; NONHUMAN;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS;

EID: 13544272805     PISSN: 12258687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5483/bmbrep.2004.37.6.642     Document Type: Article

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