Contribution of carboxyl groups to heavy metal binding sites in fungal wall

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 1-10

  Fourest, Eric ^a   Serre, Anne ^c   Roux, Jean Claude ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Biosorption; Carboxyl groups; Fungal walls; Heavy metals; Metal binding

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CELL MEMBRANES; ESTERIFICATION; FUNGI; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROLYSIS; METHANOL; SORPTION; ZINC;

BIOMASS MODIFICATION; BIOSORPTION; CARBOXYL BLOCKING; CARBOXYL GROUPS; FUNGAL WALLS; METAL BINDING; SPECIFICITY; ZINC BINDING;

HEAVY METALS;

EID: 0029708064     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772249609358291     Document Type: Article

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