Cholesterol oxidase: Biotechnological applications

FEBS Journal

Volumn 276, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 6857-6870

  Pollegioni, Loredano ^a   Piubelli, Luciano ^a   Molla, Gianluca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biocatalysis; Cholesterol; Cholesterol determination; Diagnostic enzyme; Enzyme biotechnology; Flavoproteins; Virulence

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL OXIDASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INSECTICIDE; STEROID;

BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOCATALYST; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HUMAN; LIPID MEMBRANE; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SHORT SURVEY; THERMOSTABILITY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATALYSIS; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL OXIDASE; HUMANS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ANTHONOMUS GRANDIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 70449725145     PISSN: 1742464X     EISSN: 17424658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2009.07379.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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