Organophosphorus acid anhydrolase in slime mold duckweed and mung bean: A continuing search for a physiological role and a natural substrate

Chemico-Biological Interactions

Volumn 119-120, Issue , 1999, Pages 399-404

  Hoskin, Francis C G ^a   Walker, John E ^b   Mello, Charlene M ^b  

^a MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Detoxify; DFP; Duckweed; Mung bean; OPAA; OPH; Organophosphorus acid anhydrolase; Organophosphorus hydrolase; Slime mold; Soman

Indexed keywords

DYFLOS; EDETIC ACID; HYDROLASE; MANGANESE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS ACID ANHYDROLASE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; SOMAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BEAN; CONFERENCE PAPER; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; ARYLDIALKYLPHOSPHATASE; ASPERGILLUS; CHELATING AGENTS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DECAPODIFORMES; DICTYOSTELIUM; EDETIC ACID; ESTERASES; FABACEAE; HYDROLYSIS; ISOFLUROPHATE; KINETICS; MANGANESE; METABOLIC DETOXICATION, DRUG; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SOMAN; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

CEPHALOPODA; DICTYOSTELIUM; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; LEMNA; LEMNA MINOR; MYXOGASTRIA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PROTISTA; SPIRODELA POLYRRHIZA; SPIRODELA PUNCTATA; VIGNA; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

EID: 0033002584     PISSN: 00092797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2797(99)00051-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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