title: [Pullulanase and the proteins related to its secretion--a review].
abstract: Due to its ability of hydrolyzing alpha-1,6-linkages, pullulanase plays a significant role in the industries where starch is used as raw material, including food processing and bioenergy. Exploitation of this enzyme focuses not only on screening novel strains, but also on its molecular structure as well as its secretion pathway and improvement of the properties. Therefore, researches on the gene regulation and the proteins involved in the secretory pathway seem especially important. This review introduced the advances in the study of these fields.
authors.affiliation: Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China. jiangnan82@yahoo.cn
authors.forename: Nan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D058947:Bacterial Secretion Systems; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D021381:Protein Transport
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D058947:Bacterial Secretion Systems; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases; C100181:pullulanase