Ability of fungi to degrade synthetic polymer nylon-6

Chemosphere

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2089-2095

  Friedrich, Jožefa ^a   Zalar, Polona ^b   Mohorčič, Martina ^a   Klun, Urša ^a   Kržan, Andrej ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Bjerkandera adusta; Manganese peroxidase; Polyamide 6; White rot fungi

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; ENZYMES; FUNGI; POLYAMIDES;

BJERKANDERA ADUSTA; MANGANESE PEROXIDASE; WHITE ROT FUNGI;

NYLON POLYMERS;

NITROGEN; POLICAPRAM; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIODEGRADATION; ENZYMES; FUNGI; NYLON POLYMERS; POLYAMIDES;

BIODEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POLYMER; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BJERKANDERA ADUSTA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS; MELTING POINT; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; THERMAL ANALYSIS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WOOD;

BJERKANDERA ADUSTA; FUNGI;

EID: 33947189571     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.09.038     Document Type: Article

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