Biodefluorination and biotransformation of fluorotelomer alcohols by two alkane-degrading Pseudomonas strains

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 109, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3041-3048

  Kim, Myung Hee ^a   Wang, Ning ^b   Mcdonald, Thomas ^c   Chu, Kung Hui ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodefluorination; Biotransformation pathways; Fluorotelomer alcohols; Pseudomonas

Indexed keywords

BIODEFLUORINATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION PATHWAYS; DEFLUORINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANT; FLUOROTELOMER ALCOHOLS; MIXED BACTERIAL CULTURE; PERFLUORINATED CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS STRAIN; TRANSFORMATION PATHWAYS;

BIOCONVERSION; BUTANE; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; KETONES; METABOLITES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BACTERIA;

ALCOHOL; ALKANE; BUTANE; FLUORINE; FLUOROTELOMER ALCOHOL; OCTANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DEFLUORINATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS BUTANOVORA; PSEUDOMONAS OLEOVORANS;

ALKANES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FLUOROCARBONS; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; PSEUDOMONAS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS BUTANOVORA; PSEUDOMONAS OLEOVORANS;

EID: 84868095352     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.24561     Document Type: Article

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