Stabilization of a supplemental digestive enzyme by post-translational engineering using chemically-activated polyethylene glycol

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 617-621

  Turner, Kevin M ^a,c   Pasut, Gianfranco ^b   Veronese, Francesco M ^b   Boyce, Angela ^a   Walsh, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal; Lactase; Lactose intolerance; PEGylation; Galactosidase

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC COMPOUNDS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENES; SUGARS;

GALACTOSIDASES; GASTROINTESTINAL; LACTASE; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; PEGYLATION;

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

EID: 79951768697     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-010-0474-7     Document Type: Article

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