Biodegradation of diethyl phthalate in soil by a novel pathway

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-34

  Cartwright, Colin D ^a   Owen, Sarah A ^a   Thompson, Ian P ^b   Burns, Richard G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Demethylation; Diethyl phthalate; Methanol; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

METHANOL; PHTHALIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMETHYLATION; ESTERIFICATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ESTERIFICATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHANOL; METHYLATION; PHTHALIC ACIDS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 0034194597     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(00)00111-7     Document Type: Article

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