Keratinolytic potential of Bacillus licheniformis RG1: Structural and biochemical mechanism of feather degradation

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 191-196

  Ramnani, Priya ^a   Singh, Rajni ^a   Gupta, Rani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus licheniformis; Disulfide reductase; Keratinase; Sulfitolysis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CELLS; ENZYMES; MICROBIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIAL CELLS; BIOCHEMICAL STUDIES; KERATINOLYTIC POTENTIALS;

DEGRADATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DISULFIDE; KERATIN; KERATINASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PROTEINASE; SULFITE;

BIODEGRADATION; FEATHER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; KERATINOLYSIS; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; CULTURE MEDIA; FEATHERS; KERATINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDOREDUCTASES; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON SULFUR GROUP DONORS; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS;

EID: 22844446261     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w04-123     Document Type: Article

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