Cloning and comparison of phylogenetically related chitinases from Listeria monocytogenes EGD and Enterococcus faecalis V583

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2080-2087

  Leisner, J J ^a,b   Larsen, M H ^a   Ingmer, H ^a   Petersen, B O ^b   Duus, J O ^b   Palcic, M M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b CARLSBERG LABORATORY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chitinase; Enterococcus; Family 18 glycosyl hydrolase; Kinetics; Listeria; Substrate specificity

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BACILLI; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CLONING; DISEASES; ENZYMES; GENES; SUBSTRATES;

CHITINASES; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENZYMATIC ACTIVITIES; FAMILY 18 GLYCOSYL HYDROLASE; GENE PRODUCTS; GLYCOSYL HYDROLASES; HISTIDINE TAGS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

LISTERIA;

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL ENZYME; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHIA PROTEIN; CHITIN; CHITINASE; DEUTERIUM; GENE PRODUCT; GLYCOSIDASE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; POLYHISTIDINE TAG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AMINO ACID; BACTERIUM; CATALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD PROCESSING; GENE EXPRESSION; PH; PHYLOGENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REACTION KINETICS; SUBSTRATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CATALYSIS; CHIA GENE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EF0361 GENE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FOOD INDUSTRY; GENE EXPRESSION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TEMPERATURE;

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 72849127667     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04420.x     Document Type: Article

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