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Transgenic plants to improve rhizoremediation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
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SYSNO ASEP 0328748 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Transgenic plants to improve rhizoremediation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) Author(s) Sylvestre, M. (CA)
Macek, Tomáš (UOCHB-X)
Macková, Martina (UOCHB-X)Number of authors 3 Source Title Current Opinion in Biotechnology. - : Elsevier - ISSN 0958-1669
Roč. 20, č. 2 (2009), s. 242-247Number of pages 6 s. Language eng - English Country GB - United Kingdom Keywords bacterial dioxygenases ; GM-plants ; polychlorinated biphenyls ; rhizoremediation Subject RIV EI - Biotechnology ; Bionics R&D Projects 1M06030 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS) CEZ AV0Z40550506 - UOCHB-X (2005-2011) UT WOS 000267521400019 DOI 10.1016/j.copbio.2009.01.006 Annotation 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. Workplace Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry Contact asep@uochb.cas.cz ; Kateřina Šperková, Tel.: 232 002 584 ; Jana Procházková, Tel.: 220 183 418 Year of Publishing 2010
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