Biodegradation of atrazine and related s-triazine compounds: From enzymes to field studies

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 39-45

  Wackett, L ^a   Sadowsky, M ^a   Martinez, B ^a   Shapir, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIDASE; AMMONIA; ATRAZINE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CYANURIC ACID; CYCLONITE; EXPLOSIVE; HERBICIDE; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; MELAMINE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; RESIN; TRIAZINE;

BIODEGRADATION;

ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; HYDROLYSIS; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PSEUDOMONAS; SHORT SURVEY;

ATRAZINE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HERBICIDES; HYDROLASES; PSEUDOMONAS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TRIAZINES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; INSERTION SEQUENCES; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SP.; PSEUDOMONAS SP. ADP; UNIDENTIFIED INSERTION SEQUENCE;

EID: 0036169012     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-001-0862-y     Document Type: Short Survey

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