Poly(methylene co-guanidine) coated alginate as an encapsulation matrix for urease

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1253-1260

  Hearn, Elizabeth ^a   Neufeld, Ronald J ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alginate; Encapsulation; Poly(methylene co guanidine); Urease

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; GUANIDINE DERIVATIVE; UREASE;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENCAPSULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION; ENZYME INACTIVATION; MEMBRANE FORMATION;

EID: 0033941132     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-9592(00)00172-2     Document Type: Article

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