Large acceleration of α-chymotrypsin-catalyzed dipeptide formation by 18-crown-6 in organic solvents

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 553-556

  Van Unen, Dirk Jan ^a   Engbersen, Johan F J ^a   Reinhoudt, David N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

chymotrypsin; 18 crown 6; Enzymatic peptide synthesis; Organic solvents; Proteases

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CATALYSIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CROWN ETHERS; ENZYMES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

CHYMOTRYPSIN; LYOPHILIZATION;

BIOSYNTHESIS;

CHYMOTRYPSIN A; DIPEPTIDE; ORGANIC SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0032487140     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19980905)59:5<553::AID-BIT4>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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