Biodegradation pathways of hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) by Clostridium acetobutylicum cell-free extract

Chemosphere

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 665-671

  Zhang, Chunlong ^a   Hughes, Joseph B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Biotransformation; Clostridium; Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine; Explosives compounds

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBERS; EXPLOSIVES; GROUNDWATER; IONIZATION;

CONTAMINATED SOILS;

BIODEGRADATION;

2,4 DINITROTOLUENE; 2,6 DINITROTOLUENE; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; CARBON 14; CYCLONITE; HYDROGEN; HYDROXYLAMINE; ION; MONOAMINE DERIVATIVE; NITROSO DERIVATIVE; SOLVENT; TRINITROTOLUENE; WATER;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; EXPLOSIVE; SOIL REMEDIATION;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IONIZATION; KINETICS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REDUCTION; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SERUM; TECHNIQUE;

UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM;

EID: 0037291294     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(02)00639-2     Document Type: Article

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