Transformation pathway of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene by Escherichia coli nitroreductases and improvement of activity using structure-based mutagenesis

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 705-711

  Bai, Jing ^a   Yang, Jun ^a   Liu, Peiyu ^a   Yang, Qing ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

2,4,6 Trinitrotoluene; E. Coli nitroreductases; Structure based mutagenesis; Transformation pathway

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUTAGENESIS;

2 ,4 ,6-TRINITROTOLUENE; HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT; IMPROVED ACTIVITIES; NITROREDUCTASES; NITROREDUCTASES NFSA AND NFSB; REDUCTION ACTIVITY; STRUCTURE-BASED; TRANSFORMATION PATHWAYS;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

EID: 84939984900     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2015.01.029     Document Type: Article

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