Decarboxylation of ferulic acid to 4-vinylguaiacol by Bacillus pumilus in aqueous-organic solvent two-phase systems

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 261-266

  Lee, In Young ^a   Volm, Timothy G ^a   Rosazza, John P N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

4 vinylguaiacol; Aqueous buffer:organic solvent two phase system; Bacillus pumilus; Decarboxylation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCONVERSION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DECARBONIZATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PARAFFINS;

FERULIC ACID; VINYLGUAIACOL;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

BUFFER; FERULIC ACID; GUAIACOL; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PHOSPHATE; VINYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DECARBOXYLATION; NONHUMAN; PH; PRODUCTIVITY; TEMPERATURE;

BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PUMILUS;

EID: 0032144108     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0229(98)00044-1     Document Type: Article

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