Enzymatic degradation of polystyrene by hydroquinone peroxidase of Azotobacter beijerinckii HM121

Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineering

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 480-482

  Nakamiya, Kunichika ^a   Sakasita, Gyousuke ^a   Ooi, Toshihiko ^a   Kinoshita, Shinichi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Enzymatic polystyrene degradation; Hydroquinone peroxidase; Polystyrene degradation; Radical degradation of polystyrene; Synthetic polymer degradation

Indexed keywords

DICHLOROMETHANE; DUROQUINOL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROQUINONE; PEROXIDASE; POLYMER; POLYSTYRENE; WATER;

ARTICLE; AZOTOBACTER; AZOTOBACTER BEIJERINCKII; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; NONHUMAN; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; BIODEGRADATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; SOLUBILITY;

BACTERIA; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOLECULES; POLYSTYRENES;

AZOTOBACTER BEIJERINCKII; ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; HYDROQUINONE PEROXIDASE;

DEGRADATION;

EID: 0031446887     PISSN: 0922338X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0922-338X(97)82013-2     Document Type: Article

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