Indigo formation by microorganisms expressing styrene monooxygenase activity

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 4287-4291

  O'Connor, Kevin E ^a   Dobson, Alan D W ^b   Hartmans, Sybe ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDIGO CARMINE; STYRENE; UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

EID: 0030678622     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.11.4287-4291.1997     Document Type: Article

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