Nitrile reductase as a biocatalyst : opportunities and challenges

Nitrile-containing compounds are widely manufactured and extensively used in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries as synthetic intermediates or precursors. Nitrile hydratase and nitrilase have been successfully developed as biocatalysts for the production of amides and carboxylic acids from ni...

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Main Authors: Yang, Lifeng, Koh, Siew Lee, Sutton, Peter W., Liang, Zhao-Xun
Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/106913
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/25199