The role of sulfoacetaldehyde sulfo-lyase in the mineralization of isethionate by an environmental Acinetobacter isolate

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2339-2343

  King, Janice E ^a,b   Jaouhari, Rabih ^a   Quinn, John P ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b Randox Laboratories Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter sp.; Isethionate; Sulfite oxidase; Sulfoacetaldehyde sulfo lyase; Sulfonate

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; ISETHIONIC ACID; LYASE; SULFATE; SULFOACETALDEHYDE; SULFOACETALDEHYDE SULFOLYASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG OXIDATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030739589     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-7-2339     Document Type: Article

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