Biocatalytic plastics as active and stable materials for biotransformations

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 789-793

  Wang, Ping ^a   Sergeeva, Maria V ^a   Lim, Lilian ^a   Dordick, Jonathan S ^a  

^a University of Iowa   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocatalytic plastics; Enzyme stabilization; Organic solvents

Indexed keywords

CHYMOTRYPSIN A; PLASTIC; SUBTILISIN;

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

ACYLATION; ANIMALS; BACILLUS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CATALYSIS; CATTLE; CHYMOTRYPSIN; ENZYME STABILITY; KINETICS; PLASTICS; POLYMERS; SOLVENTS; SUBTILISINS;

EID: 0030762554     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: 15461696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt0897-789     Document Type: Article

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