Evaluation of Factors Affecting Uricase Production by the Screened Wild/Natural Microbes
Gout is a metabolic disorder due to the deposition of uric acid crystals within articular or periarticular tissues. Uricase (urate oxidase) catalyzes the oxidation of less water soluble uric acid (7 mg/dl) to a compound allantoin which is more water soluble(11g/L at 40°C) resulting into the ease of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2012-01-01
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| Series: | E-Journal of Chemistry |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/976242 |