Purification and biochemical characterization of a broad substrate specificity thermostable alkaline protease from Aspergillus nidulans

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 603-612

  Peña Montes, Carolina ^a   González, Augusto ^b   Castro Ochoa, Denise ^a   Farrés, Amelia ^a  

^a Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Facultad de Quimica   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Alkaline; Aspergillus nidulans; Esterase; Protease; Thermostable

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ION EXCHANGE; PURIFICATION; VEGETABLE OILS;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ESTERASES; GLYCERIDES; PROTEASES;

FUNGI;

ACYLGLYCEROL; ALKALINE PROTEINASE; AMINO ACID; CARBOXYLESTERASE; COPPER; FATTY ACID ESTER; IRON; MEDIUM CHAIN FATTY ACID; MERCURY; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; PRTA PROTEIN; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ALKALINITY; AMINO ACID; BIOCHEMISTRY; CATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTER; FATTY ACID; FILTRATION; FUNGUS; HYDROLYSIS; INHIBITION; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; PROTEIN; SUBSTRATE;

ALKALINITY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GEL FILTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; THERMOSTABILITY;

EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

EID: 40549101853     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-007-1324-y     Document Type: Article

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