Extremolyte-like applicability of an archaeal exopolymer, poly-γ l-glutamate

Environmental Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1129-1134

  Yamasaki, Daisuke ^a   Minouchi, Yutaka ^b   Ashiuchi, Makoto ^a,b  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Archaea; Exopolymer; Extremolytes; Poly glutamate; Protectant

Indexed keywords

AMIDES; DNA; GENES;

ALKALINE CONDITIONS; AMELIORATING EFFECT; AMIDE LINKAGES; ARCHAEA; ARCHAEAL; ARCHAEON; AVERAGE MOLECULAR; DNA LIGASES; EXTRACELLULAR; EXTREMOPHILES; FREEZE-THAWING; HIGH CONCENTRATION; L-GLUTAMATE; THERMAL INACTIVATION;

ENZYMES;

POLY GAMMA L GLUTAMATE; POLYDEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHASE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXOPOLYMER; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLYMERIZATION; SALINITY TOLERANCE; STABILIZATION;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; FREEZE THAWING; HALOPHILIC ARCHAEON; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NATRIALBA AEGYPTIACA; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; THERMOSTABILITY;

ARCHAEA; NATRIALBA AEGYPTIA;

EID: 77953792094     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593331003592279     Document Type: Article

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