Enzyme technology: An overview

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 338-344

  Beilen, Jan B van ^a   Li, Zhi ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOCATALYST; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COST; DRUG INDUSTRY; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENT; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH; LEATHER INDUSTRY; MATERIALS; PAPER INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

EID: 0036669414     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(02)00334-8     Document Type: Review

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