Microbial desulfonation

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 399-419

  Cook, Alasdair M ^a   Laue, Heike ^a   Junker, Frank ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fermentation; Hydrolysis; Novel fermentation; Oxidation; Oxygenation; Reduction; Sulfonate

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC COMPOUND; PEROXIDASE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TOLUENESULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; FERMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXYGENATION; REDUCTION; REVIEW; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM;

ALKANESULFONATES; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; FERMENTATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 0032458347     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6445(98)00028-X     Document Type: Review

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