Expression and characterization of the genes encoding azoreductases from Bacillus subtilis and Geobacillus stearothermophilus

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1655-1665

  Sugiura, Wataru ^a   Yoda, Tomoko ^a   Matsuba, Takashi ^b   Tanaka, Yoshinori ^b   Suzuki, Yasuhiko ^c  

^a OSAKA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^b TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Azo dye; Azoreductase; Bacillus subtilis; Decolorization; Geobacillus stearotherophilus

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; AZO DYES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; PROTEINS;

AZO DYE; AZOREDUCTASE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DECOLORIZATION; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHEROPHILUS';

ENZYME KINETICS;

AZO COMPOUND; AZO REDUCTASE; COLORING AGENT; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AZO COMPOUNDS; BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; COLORING AGENTS; ENZYME STABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NADH, NADPH OXIDOREDUCTASES; NADP; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

BACILLUS SP.; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEOBACILLUS; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS;

EID: 33746404134     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.60014     Document Type: Article

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