Enzymatic degradation of nitriles by a Candida guilliermondii UFMG-Y65

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 525-531

  Dias, João C T ^a   Rezende, Rachel P ^a   Rosa, Carlos A ^a   Lachance, Marc André ^b   Linardi, Valter R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amidase; Amides; Candida guilliermondii; Nitrile hydrolyzing enzyme; Nitriles

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; ACRYLIC ACID; ACRYLONITRILE; AMIDE; BENZOIC ACID; BENZONITRILE; NITRILE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA GUILLIERMONDII; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA GUILLIERMONDII; PICHIA GUILLIERMONDII;

EID: 0033923966     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w00-027     Document Type: Article

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