Three chitinase genes (chiA, chiC and chiD) comprise the chitinase system of Bacillus circulans WL-12

Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineering

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 28-36

  Mustafa Alam, M D ^a   Mizutani, Takaaki ^a   Isono, Makoto ^a   Nikaidou, Naoki ^a   Watanabe, Takeshi ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus circulans WL 12; chitin binding domain; chitinase B1 and B2; chitinase system; multiple domain; proteolysis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; CHITINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CIRCULANS; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BINDING AFFINITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME BINDING; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE MAPPING;

BACILLUS CIRCULANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 9444272215     PISSN: 0922338X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0922-338X(96)89450-5     Document Type: Article

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