Enzyme immobilization in a biomimetic silica support

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 211-213

  Luckarift, Heather R ^a   Spain, Jim C ^a   Naik, Rajesh R ^b   Stone, Morley O ^b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SILICA; SOL-GELS;

IMMOBILIZATION TECHNIQUES;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

BIOMIMETIC MATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE; POLYPEPTIDE; SILAFFIN; SILICIC ACID; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATOM; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PACKED BED REACTOR; PH; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADSORPTION; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; BUTYRYLCHOLINESTERASE; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYMES, IMMOBILIZED; MATERIALS TESTING; NANOTUBES; SILICON DIOXIDE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 0742323370     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt931     Document Type: Article

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