Molecular hydrogel-immobilized enzymes exhibit superactivity and high stability in organic solvents
- 2 February 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Chemical Communications
- No. 10,p. 1032-1034
- https://doi.org/10.1039/b615223f
Abstract
This communication describes the use of a molecular hydrogel to immobilize enzymes for catalyzing reactions in an organic solvent to attain superactivity and exceptional stability.Keywords
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