Cyanide catabolizing enzymes in Trichoderma spp.

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1042-1047

  Ezzi, Mufaddal I ^a   Lynch, James M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Bioremediation; Cyanide; Cyanide catabolizing enzymes; Cyanide hydratase; Formamide hydrolyase; Rhodanese; Trichoderma

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CYANIDES; ENZYME KINETICS; FUNGI;

CATABOLISM;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

BETA CYANOALANINE SYNTHETASE; CYANIDE; FUNGAL ENZYME; HYDROLYASE; THIOSULFATE SULFURTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATABOLISM; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; NONHUMAN; TRICHODERMA;

TRICHODERMA;

EID: 0037010893     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0229(02)00238-7     Document Type: Article

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