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Transgenic plants to improve rhizoremediation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
- 1.0328748 - ÚOCHB 2010 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Sylvestre, M. - Macek, Tomáš - Macková, Martina
Transgenic plants to improve rhizoremediation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
Current Opinion in Biotechnology. Roč. 20, č. 2 (2009), s. 242-247. ISSN 0958-1669. E-ISSN 1879-0429
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT 1M06030
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z40550506
Keywords : bacterial dioxygenases * GM-plants * polychlorinated biphenyls * rhizoremediation
Subject RIV: EI - Biotechnology ; Bionics
Impact factor: 7.820, year: 2009
Biphenyl dioxygenase and the 2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl dioxygenase can be produced actively in transgenic plants. Both enzymes catalyze critical steps of the bacterial polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) degrading pathway. Their introduction into plants improves rhizoremediation.
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