Role of the C-terminal domain of Thermus thermophilus trehalose synthase in the thermophilicity, thermostability, and efficient production of trehalose

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 3435-3443

  Wang, Jia Hung ^a,b   Tsai, Meng Yin ^b   Chen, Jen Jye ^c   Lee, Guan Chiun ^c   Shaw, Jei Fu ^a,b,d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND MICROBIAL BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

C terminus; Deinococcus radiodurans; Thermostability; Thermus thermophilus; Trehalose; Trehalose synthase

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; TREHALOSE; TREHALOSE SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; HEAT; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ENZYME STABILITY; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; HEAT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS; TREHALOSE;

DEINOCOCCUS RADIODURANS; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 34249298002     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf070181p     Document Type: Article

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