Directed evolution of new enzymes and pathways for environmental biocatalysis

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 864, Issue , 1998, Pages 142-152

  Wackett, Lawrence P ^a  

^a Department of Biochemistry   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; CARBON DIOXIDE; MICROBIAL ENZYME; ORGANOHALOGEN DERIVATIVE; OXYGENASE; PENTACHLOROETHANE;

CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; CATALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECHLORINATION; ENVIRONMENT; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; MUTATION; PSEUDOMONAS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0032419376     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1998.tb10297.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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