Keratinase production and keratin degradation by a mutant strain of Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Zhejiang University: Science B

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 60-67

  Cai, Cheng Gang ^a   Lou, Bing Gan ^b   Zheng, Xiao Dong ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Keratin; Keratin degradation; Keratinase production; N methyl N nitro N nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; KERATIN; KERATINASE; METHIONINE; METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; THREONINE; VALINE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CHEMICAL MUTAGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FEATHER; HAIR; INOCULATION; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS; SCREENING; SILK; SUBMERGED CELL CULTURE; TEMPERATURE; TIME; WILD TYPE; WOOL;

AMINO ACIDS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CULTURE MEDIA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KERATINS; MUTATION; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 41149125660     PISSN: 16731581     EISSN: 18621783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1631/jzus.B061620     Document Type: Article

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