Correlation between the physicochemical properties of organic solvents and their biocompatibility toward epoxide hydrolase activity in whole-cells of a yeast, Rhodotorula sp.

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 1191-1195

  Lotter, Jeanette ^a,b   Botes, Adriana L ^b,c   Van Dyk, Martha S ^c   Breytenbach, Jaco C ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biotransformation; Co solvent; Epoxide hydrolase; Yeast

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CELLS; CORRELATION METHODS; ENZYMES; HYDROPHILICITY; YEAST;

EPOXIDES; HYDROLASE; OCTANOL; PHYSIOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES;

ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

BIOMATERIAL; EPOXIDE HYDROLASE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SOLVENT; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; EVALUATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; RHODOTORULA;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOREACTORS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EPOXIDE HYDROLASES; MATERIALS TESTING; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; RHODOTORULA; SOLVENTS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; WATER;

EID: 16644368855     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BILE.0000036595.09808.c2     Document Type: Article

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