Microbial proteases: Detection, production, and genetic improvement

Critical Reviews in Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 262-276

  Kasana, Ramesh Chand ^a   Salwan, Richa ^a   Yadav, Sudesh Kumar ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

detection; method; Protease; review

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PROTEINASE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NANOPARTICLE; NITROGEN; PEPTIDASE; PROTEINASE; TRINITROBENZENESULFONIC ACID;

AGITATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CARBON SOURCE; COLORIMETRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FLUORESCENCE; FLUOROMETRY; GENETIC IMPROVEMENT; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SCREENING; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ULTRASONIC RESONATOR TECHNOLOGY;

BACTERIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FUNGI; MASS SCREENING; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 79959748930     PISSN: 1040841X     EISSN: 15497828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/1040841X.2011.577029     Document Type: Review

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