Towards more active biocatalysts in organic media: Increasing the activity of salt-activated enzymes

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 187-196

  Ru, Michael T ^a   Wu, Kahn C ^b   Lindsay, John P ^a   Dordick, Jonathan S ^b   Reimer, Jeffrey A ^b   Clark, Douglas S ^b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaotrope; Enzyme activation; Freezing; Kosmotrope; Lyophilization; Organic solvents; Salts; Subtilisin Carlsberg

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SALTS; SOLUTIONS; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

ORGANIC MEDIA;

ENZYMES;

MACROGOL; ORGANIC SOLVENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; BIOCATALYST; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FREEZE DRYING; WATER CONTENT;

BINDING SITES; BUFFERS; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ESTERIFICATION; FREEZE DRYING; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; KINETICS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SALTS; SODIUM ACETATE; SODIUM BICARBONATE; SOLVENTS; SORBITOL; SUBTILISIN; SUCROSE; TREHALOSE; WATER;

EID: 0035922876     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.1178     Document Type: Article

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