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Immobilized Cells

Microbial, plant, or animal cells which are immobilized by attachment to solid structures, usually a column matrix. A common use of immobilized cells is in biotechnology for the bioconversion of a substrate to a particular product. (From Singleton & Sainsbury, Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 2d ed)

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Microbial, plant, or animal cells which are immobilized by attachment to solid structures, usually a column matrix. A common use of immobilized cells is in biotechnology for the bioconversion of a substrate to a particular product. (From Singleton & Sainsbury, Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 2d ed)

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  • Cells, Immobilized
  • Cell, Immobilized
  • Immobilized Cell

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Immobilized Cells. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018914. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018914
  2. Immobilized Cells. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immobilized_whole_cell
  3. Immobilized Cells. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12202106