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Hydrophobic interactions between the secondary structures on the molecular surface reinforce the alkaline stability of serine protease.
Biotechnology letters - 1 Sept 2006
Oguchi Yuki, Maeda Hiroshi, Abe Keietsu, Nakajima Tasuku, Uchida Takafumi, Yamagata Youhei
Abstract excerpt
We employed random mutagenesis to determine the region of the initial unfolding of hyper-alkaline-sensitive subtilisin, ALP I, that precedes the denaturation of the entire protein under highly alkaline conditions. This region comprises two alpha-helices and a calcium-binding loop. Stabilization of the region caused the stabilization of the entire protein at a high alkaline pH 12. The alkaline stability of this...
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