Insights on the structure and stability of Licanantase: a trimeric acid-stable coiled-coil lipoprotein from Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans

Licanantase (Lic) is the major component of the secretome of Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans when grown in elemental sulphur. When used as an additive, Lic improves copper recovery from bioleaching processes. However, this recovery enhancement is not fully understood. In this context, our aim is to pr...

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Main Authors: Fernando Abarca, Sebastian E. Gutierrez-Maldonado, Pilar Parada, Patricio Martinez, Alejandro Maass, Tomas Perez-Acle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2014-08-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/457.pdf