Differences in Michaelis-Menten kinetics for different cultivars of maize during cyanide removal

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 254-259

  Yu, Xiao Zhang ^a   Gu, Ji Dong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cyanide; Half saturation constant; Maize; Maximum metabolic capacity; Metabolism; Phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINE; CYANIDE; POTASSIUM CYANIDE;

AMINO ACID; BIOCHEMISTRY; CULTIVAR; CYANIDE; DETOXIFICATION; ENZYME; KINETICS; MAIZE; METABOLISM; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTIVAR; MAIZE; MICHAELIS MENTEN KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT LEAF; PLANT METABOLISM; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; CYANIDES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; KINETICS; LINEAR MODELS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT LEAVES; ZEA MAYS;

TRACHEOPHYTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34247630027     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2006.06.009     Document Type: Article

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