Role of a laccase in the degradation of pentachlorophenol

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 560-567

  Ricotta, A ^a   Unz, R F ^b   Bollag, J M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACCASE; LIGNIN PEROXIDASE; PENTACHLOROPHENOL;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; PHANEROCHAETE; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; BENZOTHIAZOLES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; CHLORANIL; CULTURE MEDIA; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; ISOTOPE LABELING; LACCASE; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; PESTICIDES; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; SULFONIC ACIDS;

FUNGI; PHANEROCHAETE;

EID: 0029793599     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900227     Document Type: Article

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