title: A bistable switch in pH in urease-loaded alginate beads.
abstract: A bistable switch from a low pH (unreacted "off") state to a high pH (reacted "on") state was obtained in enzyme-loaded gel beads in response to supra-threshold substrate concentrations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, 16628 Prague 6, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Muzika
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bánsági
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Schreiber
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schreiberová
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000464:Alginates / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D004058:Diffusion; D020723:Glucuronic Acid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D006603:Hexuronic Acids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D014510:Urease / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000464:Alginates; D006603:Hexuronic Acids; D020723:Glucuronic Acid; D014510:Urease