The stability of engineered thermostable neutral proteases from Bacillus stearothermophilus in organic solvents and detergents

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 672-679

  Mansfeld, Johanna ^a   Ulbrich Hofmann, Renate ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacillus stearothermophilus; Detergent; Neutral protease; Organic solvent; Stability

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; THERMAL INACTIVATION;

BACTERIA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DETERGENTS; METHANOL; ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

ENZYMES;

2 PROPANOL; 3 [(3 CHOLAMIDOPROPYL)DIMETHYLAMMONIO] 1 PROPANESULFONIC ACID; ACETONE; ACETONITRILE; BOILYSIN; CETRIMIDE; DETERGENT; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DIOXANE; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; METHANOL; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; NEUTRAL PROTEINASE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; POLYSORBATE 20; SULFOBETAINE; TRITON X 100; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DISULFIDE BOND; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN VARIANT; THERMOSTABILITY; WILD TYPE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; DETERGENTS; DISULFIDES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME STABILITY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SOLVENTS; TEMPERATURE; VARIATION (GENETICS); WATER;

GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS;

EID: 34447313904     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.21292     Document Type: Article

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