A metagenomic alkaline protease from saline habitat: Cloning, over-expression and functional attributes

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Volumn 53, Issue , 2013, Pages 138-143

  Purohit, Megha K ^a   Singh, Satya P ^a  

^a SAURASHTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alkaline protease; Metagenomics; Recombinant enzyme; Saline habitats

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; DNA; GENOMIC DNA; PLASMID DNA; SERINE PROTEINASE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; HABITAT; HYDROPHOBICITY; METAGENOMICS; MOLECULAR CLONING; PH; PREDICTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOLUBILIZATION; TEMPERATURE; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 84871005371     PISSN: 01418130     EISSN: 18790003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2012.10.032     Document Type: Article

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