Production, Characterization, Catalytic and Inhibitory activities of Tyrosinase

Research Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 83-95

  Sambasiva Rao, K R S ^a,b   Tripathy, N K ^b   Srinivasa Rao, D ^a   Prakasham, R S ^c  

^a ACHARYA NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BERHAMPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Catalytic activity; Copper enzyme; Inhibitory activity; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84872068766     PISSN: 09736263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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