The effect of deleting a putative salt bridge on the properties of the thermostable subtilisin-like proteinase, Aqualysin I

Protein and Peptide Letters

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 545-551

  Arnórsdóttir, Jóhanna ^a   Magnúsdóttir, Manuela ^a   Friǒjónsson, Ólafur H ^b   Kristjánsson, Magnús M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b Matis ohf Iceland   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Aqualysin I; Site directed mutagenesis; Temperature adaptation; Thermal stability; Thermophilic.

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); THERMUS AQUATICUS; VIBRIO; VIBRIO SP.;

EID: 79953311885     PISSN: 09298665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/092986611795222759     Document Type: Article

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