Enzyme stabilization by glass-derived silicates in glass-exposed aqueous solutions

Homeopathy

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-24

  Ives, John A ^a   Moffett, John R ^b   Arun, Peethambaran ^b   Lam, David ^b   Todorov, Todor I ^c   Brothers, Andrea B ^d   Anick, David J ^e   Centeno, Jose ^f   Namboodiri, M A A ^b   Jonas, Wayne B ^a  

^a SAMUELI INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d A B Brothers Microscopy   (United States)

^e MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug packaging; Enzyme activity; Glass; Homeopathy acetylcholine esterase; Silica

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; BORON; GLASS; MOLYBDIC ACID; PHOSPHATE; SILICATE; SILICON; SODIUM; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTAINER; DILUTION; DRUG PACKAGING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME STABILITY; FREEZE DRYING; HOMEOPATHY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUTE;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; BUFFERS; DRUG PACKAGING; ENZYME STABILITY; HOMEOPATHY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SILICATES; SOLUBILITY; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 73949119708     PISSN: 14754916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.homp.2009.11.006     Document Type: Article

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