Factors affecting the fate of active proteins introduced in wastewater sludges: Investigation with green fluorescent protein

Water Research

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1723-1733

  Morales Belpaire, Isabel ^a   Gerin, Patrick A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Aerobic; Anaerobic; Degradation; Denaturation; Inactivation; Proteases; Protein

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; DEGRADATION; DENATURATION; PROTEINS; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

AEROBIC SLUDGE; LIQUID FRACTIONS; PROTEASES;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

FERROUS SULFIDE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; POLYMER; PROTEINASE;

ADSORPTION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; DEGRADATION; DENATURATION; PROTEINS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLUORESCENCE; OXIC CONDITIONS; PROTEIN; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CONFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 33947318255     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2006.12.012     Document Type: Article

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