Biocatalytic transformation of nucleoside derivatives

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 348-366

  Li, Ning ^a   Smith, Thomas J ^b   Zong, Min Hua ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acylation; Deacylation; Deamination; Enzyme catalysis; Glycosylation; Halogenation; Nucleosides

Indexed keywords

DEACYLATION; DEAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN PROCESS; ENZYME CATALYSIS; NUCLEOSIDE DERIVATIVES; SELECTIVE SYNTHESIS;

ACYLATION; AMINES; CATALYSIS; ENZYMES; ESTERIFICATION; GLYCOSYLATION; HALOGENATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

BIOMOLECULES;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; NUCLEOSIDE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATALYSIS; MEDICINE;

CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; REVIEW;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATALYSIS; NUCLEOSIDES;

EID: 77949570525     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2010.01.006     Document Type: Review

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