Degradation of the methyl substituted alkene, citronellol, by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, wild type and mutant strains

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 235-237

  Campos García, Jesús ^a   Soberón Chávez, Gloria ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Citronellal; Citronellic acid; Citronellol; Geranic acid; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; CITRONELLAL; CITRONELLAL DEHYDROGENASE; CITRONELLIC ACID; CITRONELLOL; FATTY ACID; GERANIC ACID; OXIDOREDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0343067149     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005636918519     Document Type: Article

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