Immobilization of jack bean urease on hydroxyapatite: Urease immobilization in alkaline soils

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1485-1490

  Marzadori, Claudio ^a   Miletti, Silvia ^a   Gessa, Carlo ^a   Ciurli, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION; ENZYME STABILITY; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROXYAPATITE; PH; SALT; SOIL; UREASE;

EID: 0032192640     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(98)00051-0     Document Type: Article

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