Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Search research articles

Related Experiment Videos

Thermolysin: a peptide forming enzyme.

¹Vittal Mallya Scientific Research Foundation, Bangalore, India.

Indian Journal of Biochemistry & Biophysics

|February 1, 1991

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Efficacy and Safety of Reirradiation with Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Locally Recurrent Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma.

Clinical oncology (Royal College of Radiologists (Great Britain))·2022

Same author

A novel variant of social spider optimization using single centroid representation and enhanced mating for data clustering.

PeerJ. Computer science·2021

Same author

Green synthesis and spectral characterization of silver nanoparticles from Lakshmi tulasi (Ocimum sanctum) leaf extract.

Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy·2012

Same author

A parallel combinatorial algorithm for subtle motifs.

International journal of bioinformatics research and applications·2010

Same author

Characterization of antifungal metabolite produced by a new strain Pseudomonas aeruginosa PUPa3 that exhibits broad-spectrum antifungal activity and biofertilizing traits.

Journal of applied microbiology·2004

Same author

Sequence analysis of an Indian field isolate of infectious bursal disease virus shows six unique amino acid changes in the VP1 gene.

Veterinary research communications·2004

Same journal

Research Workshop on Diagnostics and Therapeutic Immunology: Report.

Indian journal of biochemistry & biophysics·2015

Same journal

Vascular endothelial growth factor insertion/deletion gene polymorphism in West Indian patients of type 2 diabetes and diabetic nephropathy.

Indian journal of biochemistry & biophysics·2015

Same journal

Bile salt incorporated polypyrrole thin film for ethanol sensing.

Indian journal of biochemistry & biophysics·2015

Same journal

Estimation of the use of fibrin and collagen membranes as carriers for platelet-derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB) in the presence of amoxicillin.

Indian journal of biochemistry & biophysics·2015

Same journal

Effect of covalent attachment of neomycin on conformational and aggregation properties of catalase.

Indian journal of biochemistry & biophysics·2015

Same journal

Thermostable, alkaline and detergent-tolerant lipase from a newly isolated thermophilic Bacillus stearothermophilus.

Indian journal of biochemistry & biophysics·2015

See all related articles

Thermolysin, a thermostable enzyme, shows potential for peptide bond formation due to its structure and stereospecificity. It is crucial in producing the artificial sweetener aspartame.

Area of Science:

Biochemistry
Enzymology

Background:

Thermolysin is a thermostable endopeptidase enzyme.
Enzymes are biological catalysts with specific functions.
Peptide bonds link amino acids in proteins.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore thermolysin's capability as a peptide bond-forming enzyme.
To highlight the significance of its structural and stereospecific properties.
To emphasize its role in aspartame synthesis.

Main Methods:

Literature review on thermolysin's enzymatic properties.
Analysis of structural and stereospecific characteristics.
Case study on aspartame production.

Main Results:

Related Experiment Videos

Thermolysin exhibits potential for catalyzing peptide bond formation.

Structural and stereospecific features are key to its function.

The enzyme plays a vital role in the synthesis of aspartame.

Conclusions:

Thermolysin is a valuable enzyme for peptide synthesis.
Its application in aspartame production demonstrates its industrial relevance.
Further research can explore other applications of thermolysin.