Screening and mutagenesis of a novel Bacillus pumilus strain producing alkaline protease for dehairing

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-6

  Wang, H Y ^a   Liu, D M ^a   Liu, Y ^a   Cheng, C F ^a   Ma, Q Y ^a   Huang, Q ^a   Zhang, Y Z ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alkaline protease; Bacillus pumilus; Collagen damage; Dehairing; Mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; LEATHER; MUTAGENESIS;

ALKALINE PROTEASE; ALKALINE PROTEASE PRODUCTION; BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACTERIAL STRAINS; BIOLOGICAL WASTES; COLLAGEN DAMAGE; DEHAIRING; ISOLATED STRAINS; PROTEASE ACTIVITIES; PUMILUS;

COLLAGEN;

ALKALINE PROTEINASE; CASEIN; COLLAGEN;

ALKALINITY; BACTERIA; CLONING; ENZYMES; MUTAGENESIS; OPTIMIZATION; STRAIN;

BACTERIUM; COLLAGEN; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GAMMA RAY RADIATION; HAIR; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MUTATION; SKIN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GAMMA RADIATION; LEATHER INDUSTRY; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SWINE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33845762740     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2006.02039.x     Document Type: Article

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