The biotransformation of t-butylacetonitrile and its boron-containing analogue trimethylamine-cyanoborane by Brevibacterium R312

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 164-168

  Millais, Anthony J ^a   Casson, Duncan ^b   Lovelady, John ^b   Nicholson, Andrea M ^a   Knowles, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b Genzyme Biochemiculs   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amine carboxyborane; Amine cyanoborane; Biotransformation; Brevibacterium R312; t Butylacetonitrile; t Butylacetamide

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO ACID; AMIDASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; BORON DERIVATIVE; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HYDROLYASE;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BREVIBACTERIUM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETONITRILES; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BORON COMPOUNDS; BREVIBACTERIUM; BUTYRIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACIDS; NITRILES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BREVIBACTERIUM;

EID: 0030876113     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050483     Document Type: Article

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