Enzymatic mechanism and biochemistry for cyanide degradation: A review

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 176, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 1-13

  Gupta, Neha ^a   Balomajumder, Chandrajit ^a   Agarwal, V K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Biodegradation of cyanide; Cyanide degrading enzymes; Plants and microbes

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACIDS; CYANIDE DEGRADATION; DEGRADING ENZYMES; ENZYMATIC MECHANISMS; GLUTAMIC ACID; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; PLANT SYSTEMS; TOXIC COMPOUNDS;

BACTERIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; CATALYSTS; DEGRADATION; EFFLUENTS; ENZYMES; FATTY ACIDS; MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE;

CYANIDES;

3 MERCAPTOPYRUVATE SULFURTRANSFERASE; BETA CYANOALANINE SYNTHETASE; CYANATE HYDROLASE; CYANIDASE; CYANIDE; CYANIDE DIOXYGENASE; CYANIDE HYDRATASE; GAMMA CYANO ALPHA AMINOBUTYRIC ACID SYNTHASE; HYDROLYASE; NITRILASE; NITRILE HYDRATASE; NITROGENASE; OXYGENASE; SYNTHETASE; THIOCYANATE HYDROLASE; THIOSULFATE SULFURTRANSFERASE; TRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; CYANIDE; EFFLUENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LITERATURE REVIEW; MICROORGANISM;

BIOCATALYST; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOREMEDIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HYDROLYSIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; REVIEW; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CYANIDES; INDUSTRIAL WASTE;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 74449092773     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.11.038     Document Type: Review

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