Novel thermophilic bacteria producing nitrile-degrading enzymes

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2313-2320

  Cramp, Rebecca ^a   Gilmour, Martin ^a   Cowan, Don A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacillus pallidus; Nitrilase; Nitrile hydratase; Thermophilic

Indexed keywords

ACETAMIDE; ACETONITRILE; AMIDASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; BENZAMIDE; BENZONITRILE; HYDROLYASE; NITRILASE; NITRILE; PROPIONAMIDE DERIVATIVE; PROPIONITRILE;

ARTICLE; BACILLLUS PALLIDUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DRUG DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME RELEASE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

BACILLUS PALLIDUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030795884     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-7-2313     Document Type: Article

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