Transesterification in the microbial degradation of phthalate esters

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 293-299

  Okamoto, Yoshinori ^a   Toda, Chitose ^a   Ueda, Koji ^a   Hashizume, Kiyomatsu ^a   Kojima, Nakao ^a  

^a MEIJO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacterium; Biotransformation; Environmental pollutant; Plasticizer; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; METHYL PROPYL PHTHALATE; MONOMETHYL PHTHALATE; PHTHALIC ACID DIMETHYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIPROPYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACINETOBACTER LWOFFII; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTERIFICATION; LETTER; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

ACINETOBACTER LWOFFII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79958044664     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: 13475207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.57.293     Document Type: Letter

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