Activation of serine protease subtilisin Carlsberg in organic solvents: Combined effect of methyl-β-cyclodextrin and water

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1113-1118

  Santos, Angélica M ^a   Montañez Clemente, Ileana ^b   Barletta, Gabriel ^b   Griebenow, Kai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Biotransformation; Cyclodextrin; Enzyme activation; Non aqueous enzymology; Serine protease

Indexed keywords

1 PHENYLETHANOL; METHYL BETA CYCLODEXTRIN; ORGANIC SOLVENT; SERINE PROTEINASE; SUBTILISIN; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENANTIOMER; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ESTERIFICATION; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0343049206     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005626211015     Document Type: Article

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