Exploring sequence space in search of functional enzymes using microfluidic droplets

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 37, Issue , 2017, Pages 137-144

  Mair, Philip ^a   Gielen, Fabrice ^a,b   Hollfelder, Florian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; HYDROLASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CATALYST; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; EXPERIMENT; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; MICROFLUIDICS; REVIEW; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; ENZYME ASSAY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; MUTATION; PROCEDURES;

ENZYME ASSAYS; ENZYMES; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; MUTATION;

EID: 85016932092     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: 18790402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2017.02.018     Document Type: Review

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