Study on tryptophan fluorescence and catalytic activity of α-chymotrypsin in aqueous-organic media

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 2-6

  Kijima, Tatsuro ^a   Yamamoto, Shinji ^a   Kise, Hideo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catalytic activity; Fluorescence; Organic solvent; chymotrypsin

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; ALCOHOL; CHYMOTRYPSIN A; DIOXANE; FLUORESCENT DYE; N ACETYLTRYPTOPHAN; ORGANIC SOLVENT; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; FLUORESCENCE; HYDROLYSIS;

EID: 0030038897     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0141-0229(96)00042-7     Document Type: Article

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