Enzymatic asymmetric synthesis by decarboxylases

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 520-526

  Ward, Owen P ^a   Singh, Ajay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLYASE; PYRUVATE DECARBOXYLASE;

BIOCATALYST; DECARBOXYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME STABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; YEAST;

EID: 0033635683     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(00)00139-7     Document Type: Review

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