Degradation of tributyltin by the filamentous fungus Cunninghamella elegans, with involvement of cytochrome P-450

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 23, 2002, Pages 1971-1974

  Bernat, Przemysław ^a   Długoński, Jerzy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Cunninghamella elegans; Cytochrome P 450; Tributyltin

Indexed keywords

CUNNINGHAMELLA ELEGANS;

EID: 0036901674     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021177716010     Document Type: Article

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