A high-throughput screening assay for distinguishing nitrile hydratases from nitrilases

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 113-116

  Angelini, Leticia Mara Lima ^a   da Silva, Amanda Ribeiro Martins ^a   Rocco, Lucas de Freitas Coli ^a   Milagre, Cintia Duarte de Freitas ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amidase; Amidase inhibitor; High throughput screening; Nitrilase; Nitrile hydratase

Indexed keywords

AMIDASE; HYDROLASE; HYDROLYASE; NITRILASE; NITRILE HYDRATASE;

ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; COLORIMETRY; EVALUATION STUDY; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; PH; PROCEDURES;

AMIDOHYDROLASES; AMINOHYDROLASES; COLORIMETRY; HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING ASSAYS; HYDRO-LYASES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION;

EID: 84930449454     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-838246120130851     Document Type: Article

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