Overview of screening for new microbial catalysts and their uses in organic synthesis - Selection and optimization of biocatalysts

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 65-72

  Asano, Yasuhisa ^a  

^a TOYAMA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aldoxime; Inosine 5 monophosphate; Microbial catalysts; Nitrile; Organic synthesis

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; FOOD ADDITIVES; MICROORGANISMS; OPTIMIZATION; SCREENING;

ORGANIC SYNTHESIS;

BIOCATALYSTS;

ALDOXIME DEHYDRATASE; AMINOPEPTIDASE; INOSINE PHOSPHATE; MICROBIAL ENZYME; NITRILASE; NITRILE; NITRILE HYDRATASE; PEPTIDASE; PHENYLACETALDOXIME DEHYDRATASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOCATALYST; CYANOGENESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATALYSIS; DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; ENZYMES; HYDRO-LYASES; INOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE; MICROBIOLOGY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITRILES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OXIMES;

EID: 0037075689     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1656(01)00419-9     Document Type: Article

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