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.
Bacterial protease produced by submerged fermentation of a selected strain of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
Secretion of protease by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens can be inhibited by treatment with the fatty acid synthetase inhibitor cerulenin.
The initial threshold screening level (ITSL) for subtilisins is 0.0006 μg/m 3 (1-hour averaging time).