Microbial carboxyl esterases: Classification, properties and application in biocatalysis

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 73-81

  Bornscheuer, Uwe T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biocatalysis; Carboxyl esterase; Directed evolution; Microbial; Organic synthesis

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CARBOXYLESTERASE; ESTER; HYDROLASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ACINETOBACTER; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS; BIOCATALYST; CATALYSIS; DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; REVIEW; RHODOCOCCUS; STREPTOMYCES AUREOFACIENS; SYNTHESIS;

BACTERIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; CATALYSIS; DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; FUNGI; ORGANIC CHEMICALS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036234420     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6445(01)00075-4     Document Type: Review

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