Molecular modeling and biocatalysis: Explanations, predictions, limitations, and opportunities

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 81-88

  Kazlauskas, Romas J ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; HYDROLASE; PROTEINASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

BACTERIUM; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033963834     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-5931(99)00056-3     Document Type: Review

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