Plastics are everywhere in our modern way of living, and their production keeps increasing
every year, causing major environmental concerns. Nowadays, the end-of-life management …

Publisher Summary Hydration can be considered a process of adding water incrementally to
dry protein, until a level of hydration is reached beyond which further addition of water …

Subtilases are members of the clan (or superfamily) of subtilisin‐like serine proteases. Over
200 subtilases are presently known, more than 170 of which with their complete amino acid …

Abstract Structure‐based mutational analysis of serine protease specificity has produced a
large database of information useful in addressing biological function and in establishing a …

Microbial alkaline proteases dominate the worldwide enzyme market, accounting for a two-
thirds share of the detergent industry. Although protease production is an inherent property …

Environmental concerns arising from the increasing use of polluting plastics highlight
polylactic acid (PLA) as a promising eco-friendly alternative. PLA is a biodegradable …

This Handbook on Metalloproteins focuses on the available structural information of proteins
and their metal ion coordination spheres. It centers on the metal ions indispensable for life …

The understanding of interactions between nanomaterials and biomolecules is of
fundamental importance to the area of nanobiotechnology. Graphene and its derivative …

Subtilases are members of the family of subtilisin-like serine proteases. Presently,≥ 50
subtilases are known,≥ 40 of which with their complete amino acid sequences. We have …

The gene of subtilisin S41, an alkaline protease secreted by the psychrophile Bacillus TA41,
encodes for a preproenzyme of 419 amino acids residues. The nucleotide sequence and …