Changing the thermostability of Bacillus licheniformis a-amylase

• Author(s): De Cordt, S. ; Saraiva, J. ; Hendrickx, M. ; Maesmans, G. ; Tobback, P.
• Date: 1993
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10773/7803
• Origin: RIA - Repositório Institucional da Universidade de Aveiro
• Subject(s): a-amylase; Bacillus licheniformis
• Document Type: Conference Object
• Language: English

Description

We applied "solvent engineering" (i.e. variation of environmental conditions) to and/or irnrnobilized Baci//us licheniforrnis a-amylase covalently onto porous glass beads. In this way, important alterations in its thermostability characteristics (kinactrE Ainactw) ere achieved.