Complex between α-chymotrypsin and poly(ethylene glycol) catalytically active in organic media

Biotechnology Techniques

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 545-548

  Murakami, Yoshihiko ^a   Hirata, Akira ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

chymotrypsin; Enzyme modification; Nonaqueous enzymology; Organic media; Polymer enzyme complex

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CATALYSIS; CHYMOTRYPSIN A; FREEZE DRYING; ISOOCTANE; MACROGOL; PHOSPHATE BUFFER;

EID: 0032865788     PISSN: 0951208X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008987431361     Document Type: Article

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