Expression, purification, and characterization of a thermophilic neutral protease from Bacillus stearothermophilus in Bacillus subtilis

Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 52-59

  Zhang, Min ^a,b   Zhao, Cong ^b   Du, LianXiang ^b   Lu, FuPing ^b   Gao, Chen ^c  

^a SHENYANG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Characterization; Expression; Purification; Thermophilic neutral protease

Indexed keywords

HYDROLASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PLASMID; TEMPERATURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BASE SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROLASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMIDS; TEMPERATURE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS;

EID: 38049025439     PISSN: 10069305     EISSN: 18622798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-008-0009-9     Document Type: Article

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