Oxalate-degrading enzymes from Oxalobacter formigenes: A novel device coating to reduce urinary tract biomaterial-related encrustation

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 269-274

  Watterson, James D ^a   Cadieux, Peter A ^a   Beiko, Darren T ^a   Cook, Anthony J ^a   Burton, Jeremy P ^a   Harbottle, Robert R ^a   Lee, Clarence ^a   Rowe, Elaine ^a   Sidhu, Harmeet ^b   Reid, Gregor ^a   Denstedt, John D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Ixion Biotechnology Inc   (United States)

^c ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; BIOMATERIAL; COENZYME A; FORMYL COENZYME A TRANSFERASE; OXALYL COENZYME A DECARBOXYLASE; SILICONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; INCUBATION TIME; MATERIAL COATING; NONHUMAN; OXALOBACTER FORMIGENES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STONE FORMATION; URINARY TRACT; WEIGHT; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0038692190     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/089277903322145431     Document Type: Article

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