Expression of a keratinase (kerA) gene from Bacillus licheniformis in Escherichia coli and characterization of the recombinant enzymes

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 239-244

  Hu, Hong ^a   He, Jun ^a   Yu, Bing ^a   Zheng, Ping ^a   Huang, Zhiqing ^a   Mao, Xiangbing ^a   Yu, Jie ^a   Han, Guoquan ^a   Chen, Daiwen ^a  

^a SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus licheniformis S90; Escherichia coli; Expression; Keratinase; Protein; Purification

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; CLONING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENES; PROTEINS; PURIFICATION;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; E. COLI; EXPRESSION; KERATINASE; OPTIMUM TEMPERATURE; PH VALUE; RECOMBINANT ENZYMES; SDS-PAGE ANALYSIS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84872827116     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-012-1064-7     Document Type: Article

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