Isolation of a homocysteine γ-lyase-producing bacterium and study of its enzyme production conditions

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1042-1050

  Zhao, W F ^a   Ma, X H ^a   Jia, X M ^a   Ma, Y ^b   Li, X ^a   Guo, K P ^a   Kai, L ^a   Xu, X H ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY CITY COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Characterization; Enzymatic assays; Fermentation; Homocysteine lyase; Serratia

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ENZYMES;

BACTERIUM STRAIN; CHARACTERIZATION; ENZYMATIC ASSAY; ENZYME PRODUCTION CONDITIONS; HIGH SPECIFICITY; HOMOCYSTEINE Γ-LYASE; HOMOCYSTEINES; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; PROPERTY; SERRATIA;

BACTERIA;

HOMOCYSTEINE GAMMA LYASE; LYASE; NITROGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID; BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BLOOD; DNA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERMENTATION; MORPHOLOGY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; YEAST;

AERATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOMASS; CARBON SOURCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FERMENTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH MEASUREMENT; PHYLOGENY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SERRATIA;

EID: 40849118267     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03656.x     Document Type: Article

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