Cloning and characterization of a novel α-amylase from a fecal microbial metagenome

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 447-452

  Xu, Bo ^a,b,c   Yang, Fuya ^a   Xiong, Caiyun ^a   Li, Junjun ^a,b,c   Tang, Xianghua ^a,b,c   Zhou, Junpei ^a,b,c   Xie, Zhenrong ^a   Ding, Junmei ^a,b,c   Yang, Yunjuan ^a,b,c   Huang, Zunxi ^a,b,c  

^a YUNNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^c Key Laboratory of Yunnan for Biomass Energy and Biotechnology of Environment   (China)

Author keywords

Amylase; Characterization; Cloning; Function based screening; Gastrointestinal microorganisms; Metagenome

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE;

AMYPL GENE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LIBRARY; METAGENOME; METAGENOMICS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; FECES; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LORISIDAE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY;

ALPHA-AMYLASES; ANIMALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; GENE EXPRESSION; LORISIDAE; METAGENOME; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84899154553     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1310.10121     Document Type: Article

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