Cloning of fibrinolytic enzyme gene from Bacillus subtilis isolated from Cheonggukjang and its expression in protease-deficient Bacillus subtilis strains

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1018-1023

  Jeong, Seon Ju ^a   Kwon, Gun Hee ^a   Chun, Jiyeon ^a   Kim, Jong Sang ^c   Park, Cheon Seok ^d   Kwon, Dae Young ^e   Kim, Jeong Hwan ^b  

^a Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

^b Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

^c Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^d Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^e Korea Food Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Cheonggukjang; Fibrinolytic enzyme; Gene expression

Indexed keywords

CASEIN; FIBRIN; FIBROLASE; GENOMIC DNA; PROTEIN APRE2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHEONGGUKJANG; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SHUTTLE VECTOR; SOYBEAN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BASE SEQUENCE; CASEINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FERMENTATION; FIBRIN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SOYBEANS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 34547395413     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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