Hydride-Meisenheimer complex formation and protonation as key reactions of 2,4,6-trinitrophenol biodegradation by Rhodococcus erythropolis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1189-1195

  Rieger, Paul Gerhard ^a   Sinnwell, Volker ^b   Preuß, Andrea ^a   Francke, Wittko ^b   Knackmuss, Hans Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PICRIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIODEGRADATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; HYDROGENATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; RHODOCOCCUS;

RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS;

EID: 0033064437     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.4.1189-1195.1999     Document Type: Article

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