Biodegradation of glycerol trinitrate and pentaerythritol tetranitrate by Agrobacterium radiobacter

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 637-642

  White, Graham F ^a   Snape, Jason R ^a,c   Nicklin, Stephen ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL 1 NITRATE; GLYCEROL 1,2 DINITRATE; GLYCEROL 1,3 DINITRATE; GLYCEROL 2 NITRATE; GLYCEROL NITRATE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRANITRATE; RIVER WATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RHIZOBIUM; SOIL MICROFLORA;

AGROBACTERIUM RADIOBACTER;

EID: 0030039535     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.2.637-642.1996     Document Type: Article

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