Biodegradation and biotransformation of explosives

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 434-440

  Rylott, Elizabeth L ^a   Lorenz, Astrid ^a   Bruce, Neil C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 ,4 ,6-TRINITROTOLUENE; BIOCHEMICAL PATHWAY; GLOBAL LEVELS; NITRAMINES; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT GENES; TOXIC COMPOUNDS; TRANSGENIC MODELS;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; DEGRADATION; DETOXIFICATION; GENES; MICROORGANISMS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

2,4,6,8,10,12 HEXANITRO 2,4,6,8,10,12 HEXAAZAISOWURTZITANE; CYCLONITE; EXPLOSIVE; TRINITROTOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DETOXIFICATION; DNA MODIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROORGANISM; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT; PLANT GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOIL POLLUTION; UNITED STATES;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOTRANSFORMATION; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; TRIAZINES; TRINITROTOLUENE;

EID: 79958002879     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: 18790429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2010.10.014     Document Type: Review

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