Biotransformation of 1-nitrobenzo[e]pyrene by the fungus Cunninghamella elegans

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 52-57

  Pothuluri, J V ^a   Freeman, J P ^a   Fu, P P ^a   Cerniglia, C E ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotransformation; Cunninghamella elegans; Metabolism; Nitro PAHs

Indexed keywords

1 NITRO 6 BENZO[E]PYRENYLSULFATE; 1 NITROBENZO[E]PYRENE; 1 NITROBENZO[E]PYRENE 6 O BETA GLUCOPYRANOSIDE; BENZO[E]PYRENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUNNINGHAMELLA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; METABOLITE; NITRATION; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

CUNNINGHAMELLA; CUNNINGHAMELLA ELEGANS; FUNGI;

EID: 0032995768     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.2900601     Document Type: Article

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