Characteristics of nearly dry enzymes in organic solvents: Implications for biocatalysis in the absence of water

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 359, Issue 1448, 2004, Pages 1299-1307

  Clark, Douglas S ^a   Ball, P ^b   Littlechild, J A ^c   Rice, D W ^d   Halle, B ^e  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b University of Exeter ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electron paramagnetic resonance; Kirkwood analysis; Non aqueous enzymology; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Salt activation

Indexed keywords

ENZYME;

EID: 4344592972     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2004.1506     Document Type: Conference Paper

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