Polarity index: The guiding solvent parameter for enzyme stability in aqueous-organic cosolvent mixtures

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 284-288

  Gupta, Munishwar N ^a   Batra, Renu ^a   Tyagi, Renu ^a   Sharma, Aparna ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

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EID: 0030980768     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bp9700263     Document Type: Article

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