The synthesis of chiral cyanohydrins by oxynitrilases

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 252-256

  Griengl, Herfried ^a   Schwab, Helmut ^a   Fechter, Martin ^a  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; ALDEHYDE; CYANOHYDRIN; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; KETONE; NITRILASE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; OXYNITRILASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL REACTION; CHIRALITY; DRUG INDUSTRY; ENANTIOMER; MOLECULAR CLONING; PH; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS; TECHNIQUE;

ALDEHYDE-LYASES; BIOCHEMISTRY; CLONING, MOLECULAR; NITRILES; PLANTS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034213036     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7799(00)01452-9     Document Type: Review

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