Characterization of an inducible nitrilase from a thermophilic bacillus

Extremophiles

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 283-291

  Almatawah, Qadreyah A ^a   Cramp, Rebecca ^a,b   Cowan, Don A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IQVIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzonitrile; Nitrilase; Nitrile; Thermophilic; Thermostable

Indexed keywords

4 CYANOPYRIDINE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BENZONITRILE; CATALYSIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; ENZYMIC HYDROLYSIS; HALF LIFE TIME; IODOACETAMIDE; IODOACETIC ACID; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; N METHYLMALEIMIDE; NITRILASE; PH;

BACILLUS PALLIDUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0033227463     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007920050129     Document Type: Article

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