Meiothermus sp. SK3-2: A potential source for the production of trehalose from maltose

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 59, 2011, Pages 12775-12783

  Goh, Kian Mau ^a   Voon, Charles ^a   Chai, Yen Yen ^a   Illias, Rosli Md ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Maltose; Meiothermus; Trehalose; Trehalose synthase

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; BUFFER; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; MALTOSE; SYNTHETASE; TREHALOSE; TREHALOSE SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; MALAYSIA; MEIOTHERMUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PH; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL SPRING; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; THERMUS;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MEIOTHERMUS;

EID: 80053910727     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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