Purification and characterization of an esterase from Micrococcus sp. YGJ1 hydrolyzing phthalate esters

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1680-1683

  Akita, Keiichi ^a   Naitou, Chikako ^a   Maruyama, Kiyofumi ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Esterase; Micrococcus; Phthalate esters

Indexed keywords

MICROCOCCUS; MICROCOCCUS SP.;

4 CHLOROMERCURIBENZOIC ACID; 4 NITROPHENYL ACETATE; 4-NITROPHENYL ACETATE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; ESTERASE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; NITROPHENOL; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; HYDROLYSIS; ISOELECTRIC POINT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MICROCOCCUS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

DIBUTYL PHTHALATE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESTERASES; HYDROLYSIS; ISOELECTRIC POINT; KINETICS; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MICROCOCCUS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NITROPHENOLS; P-CHLOROMERCURIBENZOIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACIDS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035407327     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.65.1680     Document Type: Article

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