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Microbial biodegradation

About: Microbial biodegradation is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 1647 publications have been published within this topic receiving 75473 citations.


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TL;DR: Saturated and aromatic hydrocarbons are wide-spread in the authors' environment and for many decades were thought to undergo biodegradation only in the presence of free oxygen, but during the past decade, an increasing number of microorganisms have been detected that degradation under strictly anoxic conditions.

657 citations

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01 Jan 1984
TL;DR: In this paper, chemical characterisation of biodegradients is discussed, including the following: Degradative pathways, degradation pathways, degradative pathway, degradation pathway, and degradation pathways.
Abstract: 16 contributions by various authors. Degradative pathways. Chemical characterisation of biodegradation. C1 compounds transformation. Aliphatic compounds. Alcyclic rings. Aromatics hydrocarbons. Furans, tiophenes, halogenated aromatic compounds. Phtalates. Lignin. Significance of microbial communities. -- ICCROM

629 citations

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TL;DR: This review attempts to provide descriptive information on the enzymes from various microorganisms involved in the biodegradation of wide range of pollutants, applications, and suggestions required to overcome the limitations of their efficient use.
Abstract: A large number of enzymes from bacteria, fungi, and plants have been reported to be involved in the biodegradation of toxic organic pollutants. Bioremediation is a cost effective and nature friendly biotechnology that is powered by microbial enzymes. The research activity in this area would contribute towards developing advanced bioprocess technology to reduce the toxicity of the pollutants and also to obtain novel useful substances. The information on the mechanisms of bioremediation-related enzymes such as oxido-reductases and hydrolases have been extensively studied. This review attempts to provide descriptive information on the enzymes from various microorganisms involved in the biodegradation of wide range of pollutants, applications, and suggestions required to overcome the limitations of their efficient use.

580 citations

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TL;DR: It is suggested that naproxen and ibuprofen can be fully mineralized whereas more stable metabolites occur in microbial ketoprofen and bezafibrate transformation, that may deserve further attention.

539 citations

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TL;DR: Recent advances in the molecular genetics of biodegradation and studies on enzyme-tailoring and DNA-shuffling are discussed in this paper.
Abstract: With advances in biotechnology, bioremediation has become one of the most rapidly developing fields of environmental restoration, utilizing microorganisms to reduce the concentration and toxicity of various chemical pollutants, such as petroleum hydrocarbons, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, phthalate esters, nitroaromatic compounds, industrial solvents, pesticides and metals. A number of bioremediation strategies have been developed to treat contaminated wastes and sites. Selecting the most appropriate strategy to treat a specific site can be guided by considering three basic principles: the amenability of the pollutant to biological transformation to less toxic products (biochemistry), the accessibility of the contaminant to microorganisms (bioavailability) and the opportunity for optimization of biological activity (bioactivity). Recent advances in the molecular genetics of biodegradation and studies on enzyme-tailoring and DNA-shuffling are discussed in this paper.

499 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
20241
202366
2022153
202172
202068
201962