Enzymes and genes involved in the aerobic biodegradation of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE)

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 252-262

  Lopes Ferreira, Nicolas ^a   Malandain, Cédric ^a   Fayolle Guichard, Françoise ^a  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATABOLIC PATHWAYS; COMETABOLIC OXIDATION; METHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER (MTBE); OCTANE INDEX; PHYLOGENY;

AIR POLLUTION; BIODEGRADATION; COMBUSTION; CONTAMINATION; ENZYMES; GASOLINE; GENES; HYDROCARBONS; MICROORGANISMS;

ETHERS;

BACTERIAL ENZYME; CARBON; CARBON MONOXIDE; CYTOCHROME P450; CYTOCHROME P450 OXYGENASE; FUEL; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBON; OCTANE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PUTIDAREDOXIN; PUTIDAREDOXIN REDUCTASE; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER; TETRAETHYLLEAD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE; WATER;

BIODEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; OXIC CONDITIONS; OXIDATION;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; AQUIFER; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CAMA GENE; CAMB GENE; CAMC GENE; CAMD GENE; CAMR GENE; CATABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ETHRABCD GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REACTION ANALYSIS; RHODOCOCCUS; SHORT SURVEY; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; METHYL ETHERS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 33747722121     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-006-0494-3     Document Type: Short Survey

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