Research Article

Improving the Thermostability and Optimal Temperature of a Lipase from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus by Covalent Immobilization

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Different esters hydrolyzed by immobilized PFUL preparations. Ethyl butyrate ( 1), (R,S)-methyl mandelate ( 2), phenylacetic acid methyl ester ( 3), (R,S)-2-O-butyryl-2-phenylacetic acid ( 4).