Investigation of substrate specificity of wildtype and mutant BphKLB400 (a glutathione S-transferase) from Burkholderia LB400

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 58, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 203-208

  McGuinness, Martina ^a   Ivory, Claire ^a   Gilmartin, Niamh ^a   Dowling, David N ^a  

^a Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Burkholderia LB400; Glutathione S transferase; Herbicide; Polychlorobiphenyl

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIOASSAY; BIOREMEDIATION; DETOXIFICATION; HERBICIDES; PROTEINS;

BURKHOLDERIA LB400; GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASE; POLYCHLOROBIPHENYL; XENOBIOTIC SUBSTANCES;

MUTAGENESIS;

AMINO ACID; BIOASSAY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE; HERBICIDE; MUTATION; PCB; PROTEIN; SUBSTRATE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33751309661     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2006.06.010     Document Type: Article

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