Industrial enzyme applications

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 345-351

  Kirk, Ole ^a   Borchert, Torben Vedel ^a   Fuglsang, Claus Crone ^a  

^a NOVOZYMES A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT; FUEL; INDUSTRIAL ENZYME; STARCH;

BIOINFORMATICS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; EVOLUTION; FOOD INDUSTRY; HYDROLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; REVIEW; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

EID: 0036669678     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(02)00328-2     Document Type: Review

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