Dramatically stabilized phosphotriesterase-polymers for nerve agent degradation.

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Published in Biotechnol Bioeng on April 20, 1997

Authors

K E LeJeune1, A J Mesiano, S B Bower, J K Grimsley, J R Wild, A J Russell

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Chemical Engineering-Center for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA.

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