Heterologous expression, molecular studies and biochemical characterization of a novel alkaline esterase gene from<i>Bacillus thuringiensis</i>for detergent industry
Asma Zafar, Zia Ur Rahman, Hira Mubeen, Javairia Makhdoom, Javeria Tariq, Mahjabeen Mahjabeen, Zulqurnain Ali, Attia Hamid, Eeza Shafique, Muhammad Nauman Aftab
Abstract
Present study was aimed to clone and express the esterase encoding gene from Bacillus thuringiensis in E. coli BL21.
Topics & Concepts
Bacillus thuringiensisHeterologous expressionHeterologousEsteraseAlkaline proteaseBiochemistryChemistryGeneEnzymeMicrobiologyBiologyMolecular biologyBacteriaGeneticsRecombinant DNAProteaseEnzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationBiofuel production and bioconversionMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction