Insights into enzyme kinetics of chloroethane biodegradation using compound specific stable isotopes

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 7498-7503

  Lollar, Barbara Sherwood ^a   Hirschorn, Sarah ^a   Mundle, Scott O C ^a   Grostern, Ariel ^a   Edwards, Elizabeth A ^a   Lacrampe Couloume, Georges ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION; CELL-FREE EXTRACTS; CHLORINATED ETHANES; CHLORINATED ETHENES; COMPOUND SPECIFIC ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; DICHLOROETHANE; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATIONS; KINETIC ISOTOPE EFFECTS; MIXED CULTURES; PRIORITY POLLUTANTS; REDUCTIVE DECHLORINATION; STABLE ISOTOPES; TRICHLOROETHANE; WHOLE CELL;

BIODEGRADATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANES; DECHLORINATION; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYMES; ETHANE; ISOTOPES; MICROBIOLOGY;

DEGRADATION;

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; 1,1,1 TRICHLOROETHANE; CARBON; CHLOROETHANE; ETHYLENE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ETHYLENE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CATALYST; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL BOND; CHLORINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECHLORINATION; ENZYME KINETICS; FRACTIONATION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ISOTOPES; KINETICS; METHYL CHLORIDE; PEPTOCOCCACEAE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

DEHALOBACTER;

EID: 77957363928     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es101330r     Document Type: Article

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