The role of high-resolution structural studies in the development of commercial enzymes

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 391-397

  Bott, Richard ^a   Boelens, Rolf ^b  

^a GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ENZYME;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN BOND; INDUSTRY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033179695     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(99)80071-8     Document Type: Article

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