Identification and characterization of the arsenite methyltransferase from a protozoan, Tetrahymena pyriformis

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 149, Issue , 2014, Pages 50-57

  Ye, Jun ^a   Chang, Yue ^b   Yan, Yu ^a,c   Xiong, Jie ^b   Xue, Xi Mei ^a,c   Yuan, Dongxia ^b   Sun, Guo Xin ^d   Zhu, Yong Guan ^a,d   Miao, Wei ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^d RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Heavy metal; Methylarsine; Methyltransferase; Protozoan; Tetrahymena pyriformis

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; HEAVY METAL; METHYLARSINE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROTOZOAN; TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS;

ARSENIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; METHYLATION; METHYLTRANSFERASES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 84894270076     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: 18791514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2014.01.028     Document Type: Article

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