Chromate reduction by cell-free extract of Bacillus firmus KUCr1

Polish Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 185-190

  Sau, Gopi Ballav ^a   Chatterjee, Swagata ^a   Mukherjee, Samir Kumar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KALYANI   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus firmus; Cell free extract; Chromium reductase

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIC ACID; CUPRIC ION; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; METAL ION; NICKEL; OXIDOREDUCTASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; SILVER; SODIUM AZIDE; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS FIRMUS; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOREMEDIATION; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL FREE SYSTEM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; TEMPERATURE;

BACILLUS FIRMUS;

EID: 77957931560     PISSN: 17331331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33073/pjm-2010-029     Document Type: Article

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