The Biotransformation of Pentachlorophenol by Mucor plumbeus: Mechanistic Insights
Dissertation presented to obtain the Ph.D degree in Biochemistry Pentachlorophenol (PCP) is a synthetic compound introduced as a wood preservative and used for decades in agricultural and industrial applications. Today, the production and use of PCP is restricted due to its toxicity and environmenta...
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ftnewulisboa:oai:run.unl.pt:10362/11943 2023-05-15T14:57:25+02:00 The Biotransformation of Pentachlorophenol by Mucor plumbeus: Mechanistic Insights Carvalho, Mariana Boavida Lopes Pereira, Cristina Silva Hursthouse, Andrew 2013-03 http://hdl.handle.net/10362/11943 eng eng Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica http://hdl.handle.net/10362/11943 openAccess doctoralThesis 2013 ftnewulisboa 2022-05-01T13:58:48Z Dissertation presented to obtain the Ph.D degree in Biochemistry Pentachlorophenol (PCP) is a synthetic compound introduced as a wood preservative and used for decades in agricultural and industrial applications. Today, the production and use of PCP is restricted due to its toxicity and environmental impact. However, extensive use in the past and its environmental persistence has resulted in substantial contamination of PCP worldwide. The detection of PCP in the human population and in remote environments, such as the Arctic, is still being reported.(.) Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis Arctic Repositório da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL) Arctic |
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Dissertation presented to obtain the Ph.D degree in Biochemistry Pentachlorophenol (PCP) is a synthetic compound introduced as a wood preservative and used for decades in agricultural and industrial applications. Today, the production and use of PCP is restricted due to its toxicity and environmental impact. However, extensive use in the past and its environmental persistence has resulted in substantial contamination of PCP worldwide. The detection of PCP in the human population and in remote environments, such as the Arctic, is still being reported.(.) |
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Carvalho, Mariana Boavida Lopes The Biotransformation of Pentachlorophenol by Mucor plumbeus: Mechanistic Insights |
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Carvalho, Mariana Boavida Lopes |
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Carvalho, Mariana Boavida Lopes |
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The Biotransformation of Pentachlorophenol by Mucor plumbeus: Mechanistic Insights |
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The Biotransformation of Pentachlorophenol by Mucor plumbeus: Mechanistic Insights |
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The Biotransformation of Pentachlorophenol by Mucor plumbeus: Mechanistic Insights |
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The Biotransformation of Pentachlorophenol by Mucor plumbeus: Mechanistic Insights |
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The Biotransformation of Pentachlorophenol by Mucor plumbeus: Mechanistic Insights |
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biotransformation of pentachlorophenol by mucor plumbeus: mechanistic insights |
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica |
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