Biotechnological uses of enzymes from psychrophiles

Microbial Biotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 449-460

  Cavicchioli, R ^a   Charlton, T ^a   Ertan, H ^a,b   Omar, S Mohd ^a,c   Siddiqui, K S ^a   Williams, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b University Vezneciler   (Turkey)

^c INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CLEANING; COLD ACCLIMATIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; GENETIC SCREENING; METAGENOMICS; NONHUMAN; PSYCHROPHILE; SHORT SURVEY; THERMOPHILE; COLD; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RADIATION RESPONSE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; COLD TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMES;

EID: 79960086626     PISSN: 17517907     EISSN: 17517915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7915.2011.00258.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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