Characterization and comparative analysis of psychrophilic and mesophilic alpha-amylases from Euplotes species: A contribution to the understanding of enzyme thermal adaptation

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 438, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 715-720

  Yang, Guang ^a,a   Aprile, Lino ^a   Turturo, Vincenzo ^a   Pucciarelli, Sandra ^a   Pucciarelli, Stefania ^a   Miceli, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biochemical activity; Molecular cold adaptation; Molecular interactions; Psychrophilic enzymes

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; DETERGENT; DISULFIDE; HYDROLASE; PROLINE; SULFUR; SURFACTANT;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUPLOTES; EUPLOTES FOCARDII; HALF LIFE TIME; HYDROGEN BOND; KINETICS; LOW TEMPERATURE; MESOPHILIC BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHROPHILIC BACTERIUM; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATIZATION; THERMOSTABILITY;

BIOCHEMICAL ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR COLD ADAPTATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; PSYCHROPHILIC ENZYMES;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ALPHA-AMYLASES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; COLD TEMPERATURE; ENZYME STABILITY; EUPLOTES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MODELS, MOLECULAR;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; EUPLOTES; EUPLOTES FOCARDII; MONEUPLOTES CRASSUS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 84883302841     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.07.113     Document Type: Article

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