Regioselective synthesis of kojic acid esters by Bacillus subtilis protease

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 969-974

  Raku, Takao ^a   Tokiwa, Yutaka ^b  

^a NEW ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Kojic acid; Protease; Radical scavenging; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL; CATECHOL DERIVATIVE; ESTER; KOJIC ACID; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; OXYGEN; PROTEINASE; PYRONE DERIVATIVE; SCAVENGER; WATER;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYMOLOGY; ESTERIFICATION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CATECHOLS; ENDOPEPTIDASES; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; OXYGEN; PYRONES; STEREOISOMERISM; WATER;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 0038079920     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024088303960     Document Type: Article

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