The effects of sewage-works effluent on riverine extracellular aminopeptidase activity and microbial leucine assimilation

Water Research

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2551-2557

  Ainsworth, A M ^a   Goulder, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aminopeptidase; Biopurification; Extracellular enzymes; Leucine assimilation; Sewage works effluent

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; CATALYST ACTIVITY; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); EFFLUENTS; ENZYMES; SEWERS;

AMINOPEPTIDASE; BACTERIOPLANKTON; MICROBIAL LEUCINE ASSIMILATION;

RIVER POLLUTION;

AMINOPEPTIDASE; CHLOROPHYLL; CYTOSOL AMINOPEPTIDASE; LEUCINE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PURIFICATION; RIVER; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0034660006     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(99)00415-7     Document Type: Article

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