Phytodetoxification of TNT by transgenic plants expressing a bacterial nitroreductase

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1168-1172

  Hannink, Nerissa ^a   Rosser, Susan J ^a   French, Christopher E ^a,b   Basran, Amrik ^a   Murray, James A H ^a   Nicklin, Stephen ^c   Bruce, Neil C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATION; DETOXIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENZYMES; EXPLOSIVES; GROUNDWATER; SOILS; TOBACCO; TOLUENE;

TRANSGENIC PLANTS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

NITROREDUCTASE; TOLUENE DERIVATIVE; TRINITROTOLUENE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REDUCTION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TREATMENT; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BACTERIA; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NITROREDUCTASES; PLANTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; TIME FACTORS; TOBACCO; TRINITROTOLUENE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0035200624     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt1201-1168     Document Type: Article

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