Metabolism and enzymology of cyanide/metallocyanide biodegradation by Fusarium solani under neutral and acidic conditions

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 321-330

  Barclay, Michelle ^a   Tett, Vanessa A ^b   Knowles, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amidase; Biodegradation; Cyanide; Cyanide hydratase; Fusarium solani; Metal cyanides

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIODEGRADATION; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CYANIDES; FUNGI; HYDROLYSIS; IRON COMPOUNDS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; PH EFFECTS;

METALLOCYANIDE;

ENZYME KINETICS;

AMMONIA; CYANIDE; FORMAMIDE; FORMIC ACID; HYDROLYASE; METAL COMPLEX;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ENZYME METABOLISM; ENZYME PURIFICATION; FUSARIUM SOLANI; GEL FILTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PH;

FUSARIUM SOLANI;

EID: 0032189006     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0229(98)00055-6     Document Type: Article

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