Production of a thermostable uricase by a novel Bacillus thermocatenulatus strain

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 699-702

  Lotfy, Walid A ^a  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bacillus thermocatenulatus; Cane molasses; Corn steep liquor; Uricase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; HEAT TREATMENT; MOLASSES; NITROGEN;

BACILLUS THERMOCATENULATUS; CANE MOLASSES; CORN STEEP LIQUOR; URICASE;

ENZYMES;

CARBON; NITROGEN; URATE OXIDASE; URIC ACID;

BACTERIA; ENZYMES; HEAT TREATMENT; MOLASSES; NITROGEN;

BACTERIUM; ENZYME; HEATING; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; KINETICS; MAIZE; RNA; SUGAR CANE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS THERMOCATENULATUS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOMASS; CELL CULTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HEAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMOSTABILITY;

BACILLUS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME STABILITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; URATE OXIDASE; URIC ACID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GEOBACILLUS THERMOCATENULATUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 36049007136     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2007.01.048     Document Type: Article

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