Biochemistry - Toward methylmercury bioremediation

被引:31
作者
Omichinski, James G. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Montreal, Dept Biochim, Montreal, PQ H3C 3J7, Canada
关键词
BACTERIAL ORGANOMERCURIAL LYASE; MERCURY-RESISTANCE; MERB; CATALYSIS; TRANSPORT; REDUCTASE; PROTEIN; GENES;
D O I
10.1126/science.1145810
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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页码:205 / 206
页数:2
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