Use of tyrosinase enzyme from Bacillus thuringiensis for the decontamination of water polluted with phenols

Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 305-310

  El Shora, Hamed M ^a   Metwally, M ^b  

^a Mansoura University   (Egypt)

^b Tanta University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Phenol; Pollution; Tyrosinase; Water

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; AMPEROMETRIC SENSORS; BACTERIOLOGY; FOOD ADDITIVES; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; PHENOLS; PURIFICATION; REUSABILITY; SULFATE MINERALS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIUM SULFATE PRECIPITATION; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; ENZYMATIC TREATMENTS; PHENOL; PHENOL REMOVAL; POLLUTION; SEPHAROSE; SPECIFIC ACTIVITY; TYROSINASE; WATER;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 45949090500     PISSN: 1682296X     EISSN: 16822978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/biotech.2008.305.310     Document Type: Article

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