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August 4, 2008 Cover
Volume 86, Issue 31
COVER: Pig liver esterase, shown in its trimeric form,hydrolyzes racemic esters into optically active carboxylicacids. The first recombinant form now obviates the needfor using animal sources.
Volume 86, Issue 31
CHIRAL CHEMISTRY
Academia and industry work together to foster new routes to chiral compounds
COVER: Pig liver esterase, shown in its trimeric form,hydrolyzes racemic esters into optically active carboxylicacids. The first recombinant form now obviates the needfor using animal sources.
Credit: Courtesy of Jan-Metske van der43 Laan/DSM
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August 4, 2008 Issue
Volume 86, Issue 31
August 4, 2008 Issue, Vol. 86 | Iss. 31
Academia and industry work together to foster new routes to chiral compounds
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