Native and Biotechnologically Engineered Plant Proteases with Industrial Applications

Food and Bioprocess Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1066-1088

  Feijoo Siota, Lucía ^a   Villa, Tomás G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Applications; Genetic engineering; Industrial enzymes; Plant proteases; Protein engineering

Indexed keywords

BROMELAIN; DNA TECHNOLOGY; ENGINEERED PLANTS; FOOD SCIENCE; INDUSTRIAL ENZYMES; MAIN CHARACTERISTICS; MICROBIAL ORIGINS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PLANT PROTEASE; PRODUCTION COST; PROTEIN ENGINEERING;

BIODEGRADATION; CATALYSTS; ENZYMES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; INDUSTRY;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 79958262740     PISSN: 19355130     EISSN: 19355149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11947-010-0431-4     Document Type: Review

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