Screening for a new Streptomyces strain capable of efficient keratin degradation

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1125-1128

  CHAO, Ya peng ^a   XIE, Fu hong ^a   YANG, Jing ^a   LU, Jing hua ^a   QIAN, Shi jun ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

keratinase; keratinolytic capability; native human foot skin (NHFS); Streptomyces sp; substrate specificity

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; MICROORGANISMS; SKIN; SOILS;

KERATINOLYTIC ACTIVITY; PROTEOLYTIC ACTIVITY; STREPTOMYCES;

BACTERIOLOGY;

KERATIN; KERATINASE; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIODEGRADATION; MICROORGANISMS; SKIN; SOILS;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; PROTEIN; WASTE TREATMENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; FEATHER; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLISM; PH; SKIN; STREPTOMYCES; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; FEATHERS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; KERATINS; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; SKIN; STREPTOMYCES; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE;

ACTINOBACTERIA; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES SP.;

EID: 34548384765     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(07)60183-1     Document Type: Article

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