Purification and characterization of a milk-clotting protease from Bacillus licheniformis strain USC13

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2205-2213

  Ageitos, J M ^a   Vallejo, J A ^a   Sestelo, A B F ^a   Poza, M ^a   Villa, T G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacillus licheniformis; Caseinolytic activity; Dairy industry; Milk clotting; Serine protease

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIOLOGY; COAGULATION; DAIRIES; DAIRY PRODUCTS;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; CASEINOLYTIC ACTIVITY; CHEESE MAKING; DAIRY INDUSTRY; ENZYME SOURCES; EXTRACELLULAR MEDIUM; MILK CLOTTING; NEW SOURCES; NOVEL ENZYMES; SERINE PROTEASE;

ENZYMES;

PROTEINASE;

BACTERIUM; COAGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MILK; REACTION KINETICS;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHEESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY INDUSTRY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME RELEASE; MILK; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS;

EID: 36549072535     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03460.x     Document Type: Article

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