Cyclodextrin-based artificial enzymes: Synthesis and function

Organic Synthesis and Molecular Engineering

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 305-332

  Pedersen, Christian Marcus ^a   Bols, Mikael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Artificial enzymes; Cyclodextrins

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; HYDROPHOBICITY; SOLUTIONS;

AQUEOUS SOLVENTS; ARTIFICIAL ENZYMES; FOOD INGREDIENTS; HYDROPHOBIC COMPOUNDS; HYDROXYL GROUPS; INDUSTRIAL USE;

CYCLODEXTRINS;

EID: 85015989429     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118736449.ch11     Document Type: Chapter

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