The characteristics and stabilization of a caffeine demethylase enzyme complex

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 693-698

  Sideso, Odafe F P ^a   Marvier, Allison C ^a   Katerelos, Nikolaos A ^a   Goodenough, Peter W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caffeine; Demethylation; Freeze drying; Methylxanthines; Pseudomonas putida

Indexed keywords

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 0035536292     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2621.2001.00496.x     Document Type: Article

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