A new approach for alteration of protease functions: Pro-sequence engineering

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-9

  Takagi, H ^a   Takahashi, M ^a  

^a FUKUI PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONE; PROTEINASE; SUBTILIN;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; MICROBIOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; CHIMERA; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME DENATURATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STABILITY; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STABILITY; SHORT SURVEY; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ENZYME PRECURSORS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CHAPERONES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN FOLDING; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; SUBTILISINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 1642562862     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-003-1352-1     Document Type: Short Survey

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