| Title: |
Novel Cobamide Structure May Hold Clues for More Effective Biological Degradation of Chlorinated Compounds
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| Resource Type: |
document --> public information
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| Country: |
USA
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| Language(s): |
English
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| Year: |
2018 |
| Author 1/Producer: |
University of Tennessee
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| Author / Producer Type: |
University research group / research institute
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| Report/Document number/description: |
Superfund Research Program Research Brief 276
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| Publisher Country:
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USA |
| Publisher web link (root): |
https://tools.niehs.nih.gov
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Contaminated land-->Contaminants-->Chlorinated aliphatics
Contaminated land-->Remediation options-->In situ treatment technologies
Contaminated land-->Soil and groundwater processes-->Microbiology
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| Short description: |
Researchers at the University of Tennessee have discovered a crucial compound that helps specific bacteria degrade pollutants like tetrachloroethene (PCE). This compound, called purinyl-cobamide, assists enzymes during degradation reactions. These helper molecules are part of a larger group of chemical structures known as cobamides
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Submitted By:
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Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 01/01/2018
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