Expression and characterization of endochitinase C from Serratia marcescens BJL200 and its purification by a one-step general chitinase purification method

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 715-723

  Synstad, Bjørnar ^a   Vaaje Kolstad, Gustav ^a   Cederkvist, F Henning ^a   Saua, Silje F ^a   Horn, Svein J ^a   Eijsink, Vincent G H ^a   Sørlie, Morten ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chitinase C; Endochitinase; Hydrophobic interaction chromatography; Purification; Serratia marcescens

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROPHOBIC CHROMATOGRAPHY; OLIGOMERS; PURIFICATION;

CHITINASE C; ENDOCHITINASE; HYDROPHOBIC INTERACTION CHROMATOGRAPHY; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

GENE EXPRESSION;

CHITIN; CHITINASE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CHITIN; CHITINASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 41549104699     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70594     Document Type: Article

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