Biocatalysts for clean industrial products and processes

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 246-251

  Bull, Alan T ^a   Bunch, Alan W ^a   Robinson, Gary K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STABILITY; POLLUTION; REVIEW; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033153062     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5274(99)80043-5     Document Type: Article

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