Partial purification and characterization of thermostable esterase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus

Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-56

  Chung, Young Mi ^a   Park, Chan B ^a   Lee, Sun Bok ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ibuprofen resolution; S. solfataricus; Thermostable esterase

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645620298     PISSN: 12268372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02932354     Document Type: Article

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