Alteromonas prolidase for organophosphorus G-agent decontamination

Chemico-Biological Interactions

Volumn 119-120, Issue , 1999, Pages 455-462

  Cheng, Tu Chen ^a   DeFrank, Joseph J ^a   Rastogi, Vipin K ^b  

^a US Army Edgewood Res Devmt E   (United States)

^b SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Alteromonas prolidase; Chemical warfare G agents; Decontamination; Organophosphorus acid anhydrolase

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; DIISOPROPYL FLUOROPHOSPHATASE; DYFLOS; METHYLPHOSPHONOTHIOIC ACID S (2 DIISOPROPYLAMINOETHYL) O ETHYL ESTER; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; PROLINE DIPEPTIDASE; SARIN; SOMAN;

BACTERIUM; CATALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEGRADATION; DETOXIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SKIN DECONTAMINATION;

ARYLDIALKYLPHOSPHATASE; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; DECONTAMINATION; DIPEPTIDASES; ESTERASES; GRAM-NEGATIVE AEROBIC BACTERIA; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS; SARIN; SOMAN;

ALTEROMONAS;

EID: 0033037151     PISSN: 00092797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2797(99)00058-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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