Engineering dicamba selectivity in crops: A search for appropriate degradative enzyme(s)

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 344-349

  Subramanian, M V ^a   Tuckey, J ^a   Patel, B ^a   Jensen, P J ^a  

^a NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dicamba; Dicamba metabolizing enzymes; Engineering crop selectivity; Screen for dicamba metabolizing enzymes

Indexed keywords

DICAMBA; GLYPHOSATE; HERBICIDE; IMIDAZOLINE DERIVATIVE; O DEMETHYLASE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CLOSTRIDIUM THERMOCELLUM; CROP; ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENT; ENZYME ANALYSIS; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 0031441129     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.2900441     Document Type: Article

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