Investigating the effects of polymer chemistry on activity of biocatalytic plastic materials

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 665-671

  Novick, Scott J ^a   Dordick, Jonathan S ^b  

^a IA United States   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocatalysis; Enzymes in organic solvents; Immobilized enzymes; Polymer chemistry

Indexed keywords

BIOCATALYSTS; CATALYSIS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; COPOLYMERIZATION; ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION; ENZYME KINETICS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

BIOCATALYSIS; BIOCATALYTIC PLASTIC MATERIALS; CHYMOTRYPSIN; POLYMER CHEMISTRY;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

BIOMATERIAL; PLASTIC; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CATALYSIS; CROSS LINKING; DIFFUSION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROPHILICITY;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATALYSIS; CHYMOTRYPSIN; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; PLASTICS; POLYMERS; SOLVENTS;

EID: 0034691230     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(20000620)68:6<665::AID-BIT10>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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