Protein engineering: Development of novel enzymes for the improved reduction of c=c double bonds

Synthetic Methods for Biologically Active Molecules: Exploring the Potential of Bioreductions

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 113-138

  Kille, Sabrina ^a   Reetz, Manfred T ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KOHLENFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Directed evolution; Iterative saturation mutagenesis; Old yellow enzymes; Protein engineering studies; Rational design; Unsaturated ketones

Indexed keywords

EID: 85017390190     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527665785.ch05     Document Type: Chapter

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