Biodegradation of neutralized sarin

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 221-231

  Zhang, Yanfang ^a   Autenrieth, Robin L ^a   Bonner, James S ^a   Harvey, Steven P ^b   Wild, James R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; GB; IMPA; Kinetics; Nerve agents; Organophosphates; Sarin

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CHEMICAL WARFARE; HYDROLYSIS; MICROORGANISMS; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; REACTION KINETICS;

ISOPROPYLMETHYLPHOSPHONOFLUORIDATE;

FLUORINE COMPOUNDS;

ISOPROPYLMETHYLPHOSPHONIC ACID; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PHOSPHORUS ACID DERIVATIVE; SARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL WARFARE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HYDROLYSIS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LAW; MICHAELIS MENTEN KINETICS; NEUROTOXICITY;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; KINETICS; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHATES; SARIN; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033587798     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19990720)64:2<221::AID-BIT11>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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