Potential and capabilities of hydroxynitrile lyases as biocatalysts in the chemical industry

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 309-320

  Purkarthofer, Thomas ^a,b,c   Skranc, Wolfgang ^d   Schuster, Christian ^d   Griengl, Herfried ^a,b  

^a RESEARCH CENTRE APPLIED BIOCATALYSIS   (Austria)

^b C/o Institute of Organic Chemistry ^*  (Austria)

^c VTU Engineering   (Austria)

^d DSM Fine Chemicals Austria Nfg GmbH & Co KG   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCATALYSTS; CHEMICAL BONDS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONDENSATION; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

HYDROXYNITRILE LYASES (HNL); INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; SILICO METHODS;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; CYANOHYDRIN; HYDROGEN CYANIDE; HYDROXYNITRILE LYASE;

BIOACTIVITY; BIOENGINEERING; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ENZYME; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; RECOMBINATION;

BIOCATALYST; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COMPUTER MODEL; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HOST; MICROORGANISM; POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; SCREENING; SHORT SURVEY; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

ALDEHYDE-LYASES; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; NITRILES; PLANTS;

EID: 34547131285     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-007-1025-6     Document Type: Short Survey

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