Biotransformation of nitriles by rhodococci

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 89-97

  Bunch, Alan William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biotransformations; Nitrilase; Nitrile hydratase; Nitriles

Indexed keywords

ACRYLAMIDE; ACRYLONITRILE; AMIDE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; CARBOXYLIC ACID; NITRILASE; NITRILE; NITRILE HYDRATASE; NITROGEN;

BACTERIAL GENE; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CATALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHODOCOCCUS;

AMINOHYDROLASES; BIOTRANSFORMATION; HYDRO-LYASES; HYDROLYSIS; NITRILES; RHODOCOCCUS;

EID: 0032463790     PISSN: 00036072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1001760129546     Document Type: Review

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