In Vivo Versus in Vitro Screening or Selection for Catalytic Activity in Enzymes and Abzymes

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology - Part B Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-55

  Fastrez, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Abzymes; Catalytic activity; Catalytic antibodies; Libraries of mutants; Molecular evolution; Screening; Selection

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC ANTIBODY; ENZYME; RIBOZYME;

CATALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME STABILITY; GENE LIBRARY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; REVIEW;

ANTIBODIES, CATALYTIC; CATALYSIS; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYMES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE LIBRARY; HUMANS; RNA, CATALYTIC;

EID: 0031063010     PISSN: 10736085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02821543     Document Type: Review

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