Combinatorial Approaches and Molecular Evolution of Homogeneous Catalysts

Combinatorial Materials Science

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 121-162

  Woo, L Keith ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Combinatorial approaches and molecular evolution; Combinatorial catalysis; Phage display methods and catalytic antibodies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889460521     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470140475.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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