Extreme halophilic enzymes in organic solvents

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 385-389

  Marhuenda Egea, Frutos C ^a   Bonete, María José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 NITROPHENYLPHOSPHATE PHOSPHATASE; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PHOSPHATASE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

BIOCATALYST; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME STABILITY; FREEZE DRYING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE MICELLE; REVIEW;

EID: 0036669804     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(02)00338-5     Document Type: Review

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