An investigation into the biocatalytic application of the thermostable nitrile hydratase from the thermophilic strain Geobacillus pallidus RAPc8
Includes abstract. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 190-215). === Nitrile hydratases (NHases) are bacterial metalloenzymes that catalyze the hydration of nitriles to their corresponding amides. The enzymes have been found in several microorganisms and participate in the metabolism of...
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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2014
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5367 |