Why do crown ethers activate enzymes in organic solvents?

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 248-255

  Van Unen, Dirk Jan ^a   Engbersen, Johan F J ^b   Reinhoudt, David N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

chymotrypsin; Crown ether; Enzyme activation; Lipases; Nonaqueous enzymology

Indexed keywords

CROWN ETHERS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; WATER;

KINETIC CONFORMATIONAL BARRIERS;

ENZYMES;

CROWN ETHER DERIVATIVE; ENZYME; MACROCYCLIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME MECHANISM; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; THERMODYNAMICS;

CHYMOTRYPSIN; CROWN ETHERS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYMES; ETHERS, CYCLIC; FREEZE DRYING; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SOLVENTS;

EID: 0035809229     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.10032     Document Type: Article

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