Regio- and stereospecific conversion of 4-alkylphenols by the covalent flavoprotein vanillyl-alcohol oxidase

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 21, 1998, Pages 5646-5651

  Van Den Heuvel, Robert H H ^a   Fraaije, Marco W ^a   Laane, Colja ^a   Van Berkel, Willem J H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL OXIDASE; ALKYLPHENOL; VANILLIN;

ALCOHOL OXIDATION; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0031740420     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.21.5646-5651.1998     Document Type: Article

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