Purification and characterization of an intracellular chymotrypsin-like serine protease from Thermoplasma volcanium

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 126-134

  Kocabiyik, Semra ^a   Özdemir, Inci ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Archaea; Chymotrpsin like protease; Serine protease; Thermophilic; Thermoplasma volcanium

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTROPHORESIS; GELS; HYDROLYSIS; MONOMERS; PH EFFECTS; PURIFICATION;

ARCHAEA; CHYMOTRYPSIN-LIKE PROTEASE; SERINE PROTEASE; THERMOPHILIC; THERMOPLASMA VOLCANIUM;

ENZYMES;

CALCIUM; DIVALENT CATION; MAGNESIUM; PEPTIDE; SERINE PROTEINASE; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; HYDROLYSIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PH; TEMPERATURE; THERMOPLASMA;

CALCIUM; CATIONS, DIVALENT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; MAGNESIUM; PEPTIDES; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; THERMOPLASMA;

ARCHAEA; THERMOPLASMA; THERMOPLASMA VOLCANIUM;

EID: 31444446192     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70.126     Document Type: Article

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