Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Biodegradation

Volumn 3, Issue 2-3, 1992, Pages 351-368

  Cerniglia, Carl E ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

biodegradation; degradation; detoxification; dioxygenase; hydroxylation; monooxygenase; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; ring cleavage

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847168352     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: 15729729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00129093     Document Type: Article

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