PROTEASE

Uses

Protease from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens has been used for the unhairing of hides and skins. It has also been used in a study to investigate peptide bond formation using the carbamoylmethyl ester as the acyl donor.

General Description

Bacterial protease produced by submerged fermentation of a selected strain of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens

Biochem/physiol Actions

Secretion of protease by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens can be inhibited by treatment with the fatty acid synthetase inhibitor cerulenin.