A kinetic model to explain the maximum in α-amylase activity measurements in the presence of small carbohydrates

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 431-440

  Baks, Tim ^a   Janssen, Anja E M ^a   Boom, Remko M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

amylase activity assay; Ceralpha method; Kinetic model; Maximum activity; Substrate competition; Substrate inhibition

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATES; CATALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GENETIC ENGINEERING; SUBSTRATES;

ALPHA;-AMYLASE ACTIVITY ASSAY; CERALPHA METHOD; KINETIC MODEL; MAXIMUM ACTIVITY; SUBSTRATE COMPETITION; SUBSTRATE INHIBITION;

ENZYME KINETICS;

AMYLASE; CARBOHYDRATE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX;

ALPHA-AMYLASE; BINDING SITES; CARBOHYDRATES; KINETICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33745223864     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.20779     Document Type: Article

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