Purification and properties of a protease produced by Bacillus subtilis CN2 isolated from a Vietnamese fish sauce

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 579-582

  Uchida, Hiroyuki ^a   Kondo, Daisaku ^a   Yamashita, Satoko ^a   Tanaka, Tomoko ^a   Tran, Lien Ha ^b   Nagano, Hiroko ^c   Uwajima, Takayuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

^b HANOI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

^c GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; caseinolytic activity; collagenolytic activity; protease; serine enzyme; Vietnamese fish sauce

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 5444265164     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:WIBI.0000043168.15067.44     Document Type: Article

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