Synthesis of metabolites of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Mini-Reviews in Organic Chemistry

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 134-144

  Liu, Ming ^a   Cui, Yongliang ^a   Duan, Yousheng ^a   Zhong, Jiangchun ^a   Sun, Wei ^a   Wang, Min ^a   Liu, Shangzhong ^a   Li, Qing X ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Catabolism; Metabolism; Metabolites; Microbial degradation; PAH; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACENE; AROMATIZATION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMOLECULES; METABOLISM; PYRENE;

BENZO(A)PYRENE; CATABOLISM; DEGRADATION PATHWAYS; FLUORANTHENE; HAZARDOUS POLLUTANTS; METABOLIC INTERMEDIATES; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION;

METABOLITES;

EID: 77952899467     PISSN: 1570193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157019310791065528     Document Type: Article

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