Cloning, expression and characterization of the serine protease gene from Chaetomium thermophilum

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 369-380

  Li, A N ^a   Li, D C ^a  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chaetomium thermophilum; Expression; Gene cloning; Pichia pastoris; Protease

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CLONING; ENCODING (SYMBOLS); ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE ENCODING; GENE EXPRESSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PURIFICATION; SIGNAL ENCODING; YEAST;

CHAETOMIUM THERMOPHILUM; EXPRESSION; GENE CLONING; P. PASTORIS; P.PASTORIS; PICHIA PASTORIS; PROTEASE; RESEARCH APPLICATIONS; SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES; SERINE PROTEASE;

AMINO ACIDS;

AMINO ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN; SERINE PROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID; CATALYSIS; CLONAL GROWTH; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DNA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PH; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; CHAETOMIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL GENOME; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PH; PICHIA PASTORIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TEMPERATURE; YEAST;

CHAETOMIUM THERMOPHILUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; PICHIA PASTORIS;

EID: 58549119191     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.04042.x     Document Type: Article

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