Characterization of an alkaline active - Thiol forming extracellular serine keratinase by the newly isolated Bacillus pumilus

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 411-419

  Kumar, A Ganesh ^a   Swarnalatha, S ^a   Gayathri, S ^a   Nagesh, N ^b   Sekaran, G ^a  

^a CENTRAL LEATHER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Biotechnology; Degradation; Metabolism; Solid waste

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIOLOGY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DEGRADATION; ENZYMES; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; MAMMALS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PURIFICATION;

ALKALINES; BACILLUS PUMILUS; EXTRACELLULAR; EXTRACELLULAR KERATINASE; INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS; KERATINASE; KERATINASE ENZYMES; KERATINOLYTIC ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; SERINE PROTEASE;

HYDROLYSIS;

2 DIETHYLAMINOETHANOL; ALKALINE PROTEINASE; BENZYLSULFONYL FLUORIDE; KERATINASE; RIBOSOME DNA; SEPHAROSE; SERINE PROTEINASE; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; GROWTH; INHIBITION; METABOLISM; OPTIMIZATION; WASTE;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COW; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; HAIR; HYDROLYSIS; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE;

EID: 38349107318     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03564.x     Document Type: Article

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