Tyrosinase inactivation in organic solvents

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 325-333

  Warrington, J C ^a   Saville, B A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Enzyme deactivation; Enzyme inactivation; Enzymes in organic solvents; Inactivation kinetics; Polyphenol oxidase; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

1,4 BENZOQUINONE; 2 PROPANOL; BUTANOL; CATECHOL OXIDASE; CHLOROFORM; ETHER DERIVATIVE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PENTYL ACETATE; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME KINETICS; MODEL;

AGARICALES; ENZYMES, IMMOBILIZED; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SOLVENTS;

BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 0033527824     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19991105)65:3<325::AID-BIT10>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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