Effect of organic and inorganic nitrogenous compounds on RDX degradation and cytochrome P-450 expression in Rhodococcus strain YH1

Biodegradation

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 313-320

  Nejidat, Ali ^a   Kafka, Limor ^a   Tekoah, Yoram ^a   Ronen, Zeev ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cytochrome P 450 expression; RDX degradation; Rhodococcus; TNT degradation; TNT toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CONTAMINATION; PROTEINS; STRAIN; TOLUENE;

CYTOCHROME P-450 EXPRESSION; RDX DEGRADATION; TNT DEGRADATION; TNT TOXICITY;

BACTERIA;

CYCLONITE; CYTOCHROME P450; ENZYME INHIBITOR; INORGANIC COMPOUND; METYRAPONE; NITROGEN DERIVATIVE; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; CONTAMINATION; PROTEINS; STRAIN; TOLUENE;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; EXPLOSIVE; GENE EXPRESSION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; INORGANIC NITROGEN; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; REDOX CONDITIONS; SOIL POLLUTION; TESTING METHOD; TOXICITY; TRINITROTOLUENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; RHODOCOCCUS;

CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; ENZYME INHIBITORS; INORGANIC CHEMICALS; METYRAPONE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; RHODOCOCCUS; TRIAZINES;

RHODOCOCCUS;

EID: 42549092665     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10532-007-9137-3     Document Type: Article

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