Transformation of aliphatic and aromatic nitriles by a nitrilase from Pseudomonas sp.

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 811-815

  Dhillon, Jasvinder ^a   Chhatre, Suneel ^a   Shanker, Rishi ^a   Shivaraman, N ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Enzyme kinetics; Nitrilase; Nitriles; Partial purification; Pseudomonas sp.

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; ACRYLONITRILE; BENZONITRILE; BENZYL CYANIDE DERIVATIVE; BUTYRONITRILE; NITRILASE; NITRILE; POTASSIUM CYANIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; HYDROLYSIS; MICHAELIS CONSTANT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS;

PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0033306369     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w99-087     Document Type: Article

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