Introduction: The spirit of carbohydrates - Carbohydrate bioengineering

Biocatalysis and Biotransformation

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 3-11

  Buchholz, K ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALPHA GALACTOSIDASE; AMYLASE; CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; CELLULOSE; DEXTRIN; FUEL; GLUCAN 1,4 ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; GLUCOSE; GLYCOCONJUGATE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; POLYGALACTURONASE; RIBOSOME DNA;

BEVERAGE; BIOENGINEERING; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; EDITORIAL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ENGINEERING; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME MODIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FERMENTATION TECHNIQUE; FOOD INDUSTRY; GLYCOLYSIS; ISOMERIZATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 50549102933     PISSN: 10242422     EISSN: 10292446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10242420701806751     Document Type: Editorial

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