Microbial keratinases and their prospective applications: An overview

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-33

  Gupta, Rani ^a   Ramnani, Priya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; ENZYMES; HEALTH CARE;

KERATINOLYSIS; LEATHER INDUSTRY;

MICROBIOLOGY;

DETERGENT; KERATINASE; METAL ION; MICROBIAL ENZYME; REDUCING AGENT; SOLVENT;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENZYME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FUNGAL STRAIN; KINETICS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SHORT SURVEY; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FUNGI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; KERATINS; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 32644435175     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-005-0239-8     Document Type: Short Survey

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