Purification and characterization of two thermostable proteases from the thermophilic fungus Chaetomium thermophilum

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 624-631

  Li, An Na ^a   Ding, Ai Yun ^a   Chen, Jing ^a   Liu, Shou An ^a   Zhang, Ming ^a   Li, Duo Chuan ^a  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Characterization; Purification; Thermophile chaetomium thermophilum; Thermostable protease

Indexed keywords

2 DIETHYLAMINOETHANOL; AMMONIUM SULFATE; BENZYLSULFONYL FLUORIDE; CALCIUM ION; CASEIN; EDETIC ACID; IODOACETAMIDE; PROTEINASE; SEPHAROSE;

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHAETOMIUM; CHAETOMIUM THERMOPHILUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FUNGUS CULTURE; INCUBATION TIME; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PH; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRECIPITATION; SUPERNATANT; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMOSTABILITY;

CHAETOMIUM; ENZYME STABILITY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; TEMPERATURE;

CHAETOMIUM THERMOPHILUM; FUNGI;

EID: 34248372949     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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