Anaerobic oxidation of aromatic compounds and hydrocarbons

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 604-611

  Boll, Matthias ^a   Fuchs, Georg ^a   Heider, Johann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUND; BACTERIAL ENZYME; CARBON DIOXIDE; COENZYME A; HYDROCARBON; HYDROXYL GROUP; OXIDOREDUCTASE; OXYGEN;

ADDITION REACTION; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; CHEMICAL BOND; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; OXIDATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION; REVIEW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0036802894     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-5931(02)00375-7     Document Type: Review

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