On enzymatic activity in organic solvents as a function of enzyme history

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 746-750

  Ke, Tao ^a   Klibanov, Alexander M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chymotrypsin; Enzyme memory; Iyophilization; Nonaqueous enzymology; Organic solvents; Subtilisin

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

CHYMOTRYPSIN; LYOPHILIZATION; NONAQUEOUS ENZYMOLOGY; SUBTILISIN;

ENZYMES;

CHYMOTRYPSIN A;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; FREEZE DRYING; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0032549603     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19980320)57:6<746::AID-BIT12>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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