Enhanced degradation of polychlorinated biphenyls by directed evolution of biphenyl dioxygenase

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 663-666

  Kumamaru, Tetsuya ^a   Suenaga, Hikaru ^a   Mitsuoka, Mariko ^a   Watanabe, Takahito ^a   Furukawa, Kensuke ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Molecular evolution

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CATABOLISM; DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; OXYGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; ESCHERICHIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PSEUDOALCALIGENES;

EID: 0031874757     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt0798-663     Document Type: Article

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