A sensitive method for naphthalene oxygenase assay in whole cells

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 27-33

  Riis, V ^a   Miethe, D ^a   Babel, W ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activity; Cyclohexane extraction; Naphthalene dioxygenase; Pseudomonads

Indexed keywords

CYCLOHEXANE; NAPHTHALENE; OXYGENASE;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; TECHNIQUE;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 0030201101     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-7012(96)00833-0     Document Type: Article

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