DOI: 10.1039/A701162H
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Reference Section for: Chem. Commun., 1997, 931-932
Methanol dramatically enhances serine protease activity under anhydrous conditions
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Gillian A. Hutcheon, Marie Claire Parker, Allan James and Barry D. Moore
Abstract
The catalytic activity of rigorously dried lyophilised subtilisin Carlsberg and α-chymotrypsin in anhydrous solvents is enhanced dramatically on addition of dry methanol, while ethanol and propanol produce no effect.
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