Enzymatic decolorization of bacterial pigments from culturally significant marble

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 362-366

  Konkol, Nick ^a   McNamara, Chris ^a   Sembrat, Joe ^b   Rabinowitz, Mark ^b   Mitchell, Ralph ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Conservation Solutions Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Decolorization; Enzymes; Marble; Microorganisms; Pigment

Indexed keywords

EID: 67549144394     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2008.10.006     Document Type: Article

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