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Jim C. Spain
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Armstrong Laboratory, USA
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During the past five years increased awareness of environmental contamination by nitroaromatic compounds has led to a dramatic increase in research on their biodegradation. The resulting discoveries have markedly extended our understanding of degradation mecha nisms and pathways in bacteria and fungi. Futhermore, this new basic knowledge promises the development of field applications of biodegradation systems for nitroaromatic com pounds. In May of 1994, an International Symposium on the Biodegradation of Nitro aromatic Compounds was held in Las Vegas, Nevada. This symposium brought together the scientists at the frontiers of research into the biodegradation of nitro aromatic compounds. The invited speakers were asked to review their area of expertise and write a critical, comprehensive synthesis of their work and related work by others. This book is the result of their efforts. The emphasis of the reviews is on basic research in biodegradation and biotransfor mation. Therefore, the reactions of nitroaromatic compounds in plants, animals, bacteria, fungi, soil, and even nonbiological systems are considered. The goal of the work is to provide the reader with an appreciation of the tremendous range of possibilities for metabolism of aromatic nitro compounds and the experimental approaches used to understand them. This volume should be of interest to biochemists, microbiologists, engineers, toxicologists, and anyone interested in the behavior of synthetic chemicals in the environment or in living systems. Furthermore, a variety of commercial applications can be envisioned for some of the reactions described here.
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29 September 2021
Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
Pages i-viii
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Overview
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- Paul-Gerhard Rieger, Hans-Joachim Knackmuss
Pages 1-18
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Aerobic Bacteria
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- Rogier Meulenberg, Jan A. M. de Bont
Pages 37-52
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- Juan L. Ramos, Alí Haïdour, Asunción Delgado, Estrella Duque, María-Dolores Fandila, Matilde Gil et al.
Pages 53-68
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Anaerobic Bacteria
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- Andrea Preuß, Paul-Gerhard Rieger
Pages 69-85
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- Carl E. Cerniglia, Charles C. Somerville
Pages 99-115
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Fungi
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- James D. Stahl, Steven D. Aust
Pages 117-133
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- Jochen Michels, Gerhard Gottschalk
Pages 135-149
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Related Biochemistry
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- Michael D. Corbett, Bernadette R. Corbett
Pages 151-182
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- Stefan B. Haderlein, René P. Schwarzenbach
Pages 199-225
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Back Matter
Pages 227-232
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`The depth of each chapter attests to the qualifications of its authors....Plenty of references, and the presentation format is excellent. Overall, this is an excellent book for anybody interested in the subject. However, the most important feature is the timeliness of this book.'
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Editors and Affiliations
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Armstrong Laboratory, USA
Jim C. Spain