Random mutagenesis of the arylacetonitrilase from Pseudomonas fluorescens EBC191 and identification of variants, which form increased amounts of mandeloamide from mandelonitrile

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1595-1607

  Sosedov, Olga ^a   Stolz, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Error prone PCR; Hydroxamate; Nitrilase; Nitrile hydratase

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILES; AMINOHYDROLASES; MUTAGENESIS;

EID: 84894365784     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-4968-9     Document Type: Article

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