Article
Enhancement of keratinolytic activity of a thermophilic subtilase by improving its autolysis resistance and thermostability under reducing conditions.
Applied microbiology and biotechnology - 1 Jul 2010
Liang Xiaoliang, Bian Yan, Tang Xiao-Feng, Xiao Gengfu, Tang Bing
Abstract excerpt
WF146 protease, a thermophilic subtilase from thermophile Bacillus sp. WF146, suffers excessive autolysis in the presence of reducing agents. In this report, two autolytic sites of WF146 protease were modified by site-directed mutagenesis. The introduction of prolines into the autolytic sites increased the autolysis resistance of the enzyme under reducing conditions. The double mutant N63P/A66P displayed a...
Topics
- Animals
- Bacillus
- Bacterial Proteins
- Enzyme Stability
- Feathers
- Hot Temperature
- Hydrolysis
- Kinetics
- Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
- Mutation
- Subtilisins
