Enantioselective uptake and degradation of the chiral herbicide dichlorprop [(RS)-2-(2,4-dichlorophenox)propanoic acid] by Sphingomonas herbicidovorans MH

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 3368-3374

  Zipper, Christian ^b   Bunk, Monika ^c   Zehnder, Alexander J B ^c   Kohler, Hans Peter E ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b BMG Engineering Ltd   (Switzerland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DICHLORPROP; HERBICIDE; MECOPROP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHIRALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; GROWTH REGULATION; INHIBITION KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHINGOMONAS; SPHINGOMONAS HERBICIDOVORANS; TOXIN ANALYSIS; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM;

SPHINGOMONAS HERBICIDOVORANS;

EID: 0031802163     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.13.3368-3374.1998     Document Type: Article

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