Microbial degradation of n-hexadecane in mineral salt medium as mediated by degradative enzymes

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 111, Issue , 2012, Pages 148-154

  Mishra, Shweta ^a   Singh, S N ^a  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Cell surface hydrophobicity; Degradative enzymes; Intracellular hydrocarbon; Microbes; N Hexadecane

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALKANE HYDROXYLASE; BACTERIAL STRAINS; BIOSURFACTANT PRODUCTION; CATABOLIC ENZYMES; CELL SURFACE HYDROPHOBICITY; DEGRADATION PROCESS; INCLUSION BODIES; LIPASE ACTIVITY; MICROBES; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MINERAL SALT MEDIUMS; N-HEXADECANE; OCHROBACTRUM INTERMEDIUM; P.AERUGINOSA; PETROLEUM SLUDGE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHODOCOCCUS SP;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; CELL MEMBRANES; DEGRADATION; ENZYMES; HYDROPHOBICITY; PROTEINS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION;

PARAFFINS;

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALKANE HYDROXYLASE; BIOSURFACTANT; ENZYME; HEXADECANE; MINERAL; OXIDOREDUCTASE; OXYGENASE; PETROLEUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; CATABOLISM; CELL ORGANELLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROCARBON; HYDROPHOBICITY; INCUBATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PROTEIN; SALT; SLUDGE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL INCLUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; OCHROBACTERIUM INTERMEDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOSOLUBILIZATION; RHODOCOCCUS; SLUDGE; SOLUBILIZATION; SURFACE TENSION;

ALKANES; ENZYMES; HYDROLYSIS; SALTS; SOLUBILITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OCHROBACTRUM INTERMEDIUM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHODOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 84858748321     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.02.049     Document Type: Article

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