Biocatalysis in low-water media: Understanding effects of reaction conditions

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 74-80

  Halling, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

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BACTERIAL ENZYME;

ACID BASE BALANCE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BACTERIUM; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CRYSTAL; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENTROPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STABILITY; ION CURRENT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033965918     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-5931(99)00055-1     Document Type: Review

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