Enzyme activation for nonaqueous media

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 376-384

  Lee, Moo Yeal ^a   Dordick, Jonathan S ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CYCLODEXTRIN DERIVATIVE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; EXCIPIENT; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; MACROGOL; SUBTILISIN; SURFACTANT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

BIOCATALYST; BIOENGINEERING; CATALYSIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENANTIOMER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ENVIRONMENT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; REVIEW; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ARMORACIA RUSTICANA;

EID: 0036669618     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(02)00337-3     Document Type: Review

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