Studies of the catabolic pathway of degradation of nitrobenzene by Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes JS45: Removal of the amino group from 2- aminomuconic semialdehyde

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 4839-4843

  He, Zhongqi ^a   Spain, Jim C ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; NITROBENZENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CATABOLISM; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEAMINATION; DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; PSEUDOMONAS; STOICHIOMETRY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PSEUDOALCALIGENES;

EID: 0030833913     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.12.4839-4843.1997     Document Type: Article

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