Production of an esterase from Fusarium oxysporum catalysing transesterification reactions in organic solvents

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 729-733

  Christakopoulos, P ^a   Tzalas, B ^a   Mamma, D ^a   Stamatis, H ^a   Liadakis, G N ^a   Tzia, C ^a   Kekos, D ^a   Kolisis, F N ^a   Macris, B J ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Esterase; Fusarium oxysporum; Organic solvents; Tomato skins; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBON; ESTERASE; GERANIOL; HEXANE; ORGANIC SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESTERIFICATION; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; NONHUMAN; TOMATO;

EID: 0032170406     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-9592(98)00039-9     Document Type: Article

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