Purification and characterization of an extracellular protease from Bacillus subtilis EAG-2 strain isolated from ornamental plant nursery

Polish Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 107-112

  Ghafoor, Afia ^a   Hasnain, Shahida ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Protease activity; Serine protease; Zymography

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; CALCIUM; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; PROTEINASE; SERINE PROTEINASE; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STABILITY; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PH; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; ZYMOGRAPHY;

EID: 77954467706     PISSN: 17331331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33073/pjm-2010-016     Document Type: Article

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