Influence of water activity and support material on the enzymatic synthesis of a CCK-8 tripeptide fragment

Biocatalysis and Biotransformation

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 165-178

  Capellas, Montserrat ^a   Benaiges, Ma Dolors ^a   Caminal, Gloria ^a   González, Gloria ^a   López Santín, Josep ^a   Clapés, Pere ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Enzymatic peptide synthesis; Immobilized chymotrypsin; Reaction medium engineering; Solid support material; Solvent water mixtures; Water activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001214649     PISSN: 10242422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10242429608997673     Document Type: Article

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