The nitrilase family of CN hydrolysing enzymes - A comparative study

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1161-1174

  O'Reilly, C ^a   Turner, P D ^a  

^a Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CYANIDES;

AMINO ACIDS AND PROTEINS; AMINO-ACIDS; CATALYTIC CAPABILITY; COMPARATIVES STUDIES; CYANIDE DIHYDRATASE; CYANIDE HYDRATASE; HYDROLYZING ENZYMES; NITRILASE; PROTEINS STRUCTURES; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ENZYMES;

CYANIDE DIHYDRATASE; CYANIDE HYDRATASE; HYDROGEN CYANIDE; HYDROLASE; HYDROLYASE; NITRILASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENZYME;

ACINETOBACTER; ALCALIGENES FAECALIS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; COMAMONAS TESTOSTERONI; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; FUNGAL METABOLISM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MASS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NOCARDIA; NONHUMAN; PH; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PROTEIN FAMILY; REVIEW; RHODOCOCCUS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ACINETOBACTER; ALCALIGENES; ALCALIGENES FAECALIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COMAMONAS TESTOSTERONI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI; KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NEGIBACTERIA; NOCARDIA; POSIBACTERIA; RHODOCOCCUS;

EID: 0345167149     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.02123.x     Document Type: Review

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