Effect of molecule size on carbon isotope fractionation during biodegradation of chlorinated alkanes by Xanthobacter autotrophicus GJ10

Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 18-26

  Abe, Yumiko ^a   Zopfi, Jakob ^a   Hunkeler, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bacterial cultures; Carbon 13; Chlorinated alkanes; Degradation; Enzymes; Kinetic isotope effect; Molecule size

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; CARBON;

ALKANE; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; DECHLORINATION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; FRACTIONATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HALOGENATION; KINETICS; METABOLISM; XANTHOBACTER;

ALKANES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON; CARBON ISOTOPES; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; HALOGENATION; KINETICS; XANTHOBACTER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); XANTHOBACTER; XANTHOBACTER AUTOTROPHICUS;

EID: 59649106398     PISSN: 10256016     EISSN: 14772639     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10256010802522051     Document Type: Article

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