Cloning, expression, and characterization of serine protease from thermophilic fungus Thermoascus aurantiacus var. levisporus

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 121-129

  Li, An Na ^a   Xie, Chen ^a   Zhang, Jie ^a   Zhang, Jia ^a   Li, Duo Chuan ^a  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

cloning; expression; Pichia pastoris; serine protease; Thermoascus aurantiacus var. levisporus

Indexed keywords

BENZYLSULFONYL FLUORIDE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; FUNGAL DNA; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SERINE PROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PH; PICHIA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; THERMOASCUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, FUNGAL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ENZYME STABILITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OPEN READING FRAMES; PHENYLMETHYLSULFONYL FLUORIDE; PICHIA; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SERINE PROTEASES; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; THERMOASCUS;

FUNGI; PICHIA PASTORIS; THERMOASCUS; THERMOASCUS AURANTIACUS VAR. LEVISPORUS;

EID: 79952205649     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 12258873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12275-011-9355-6     Document Type: Article

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