Cytochromes P450-mediated degradation of fuel oxygenates by environmental isolates

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 289-296

  Malandain, Cédric ^a,b   Fayolle Guichard, Françoise ^a   Vogel, Timothy M ^b  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Cytochrome P450; Eth genes distribution; Ethyl tert butyl ether (ETBE); Inducer; Substrate specificity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CYTOCHROME P450; ETHER DERIVATIVE; ETHYL TERT BUTYL ETHER; ETHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER; METHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER; TERTIARY AMYL METHYL ETHER; TERTIARY-AMYL METHYL ETHER;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; CYTOCHROME; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH RATE; PHYLOGENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOREMEDIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY; RHODOCOCCUS;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CULTURE MEDIA; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; DNA, BACTERIAL; ETHYL ETHERS; GENES, BACTERIAL; METHYL ETHERS; PHYLOGENY; RHODOCOCCUS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

GORDONIA SP.; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SP.; RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS RUBER; RHODOCOCCUS ZOPFII;

EID: 77950656086     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2010.00847.x     Document Type: Article

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