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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Main Author: Chiyanzu, Idan
Other Authors: Burton, Stephanie Gail
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5367