Biocatalysis of nitro substituted styrene oxides by non-conventional yeasts

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 675-680

  Yeates, C A ^a   Van Dyk, M S ^b   Botes, A L ^b   Breytenbach, J C ^a   Krieg, H M ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biocatalysis; Resolution of enantiomers; Styrene oxides; Yeast epoxide hydrolase

Indexed keywords

4 NITROSTYRENE OXIDE; 4-NITROSTYRENE OXIDE; EPOXIDE; EPOXIDE HYDROLASE; STYRENE OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CELL CULTURE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STEREOISOMERISM; YEAST;

CATALYSIS; CELLS, CULTURED; EPOXIDE HYDROLASES; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STEREOISOMERISM; YEASTS;

RHODOSPORIDIUM; RHODOSPORIDIUM TORULOIDES; RHODOTORULA GLUTINIS;

EID: 0038356817     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023427305388     Document Type: Article

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