Reductive transformation of parathion and methyl parathion by Bacillus sp.

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 487-493

  Yang, Chao ^a,b   Dong, Ming ^c   Yuan, Yulan ^a   Huang, Yao ^a   Guo, Xinmin ^c   Qiao, Chuanling ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Methyl parathion; Nitroreductase activity; Parathion; Reductive Transformation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENZYMES; GENES; RNA;

BACILLUS; METHYL PARATHION; NITROREDUCTASE ACTIVITY; PARATHION; REDUCTIVE TRANSFORMATION;

INSECTICIDES;

PARATHION; PARATHION METHYL;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BIOREMEDIATION; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

BACILLUS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; METHYL PARATHION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PARATHION;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33847286599     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-006-9264-7     Document Type: Article

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