The Biological Degradation of Nicotine by Nicotinophilic Microorganisms
Various microorganisms are capable of breaking down tobacco alkaloids by different biochemical processes and possess characteristic enzymatic systems for the catabolism of nicotine. Bacteria of the genus Pseudomonas and the fungus Cunninghamellaechinulata degrade nicotine via N-methylmyosmine and ps...
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| Language: | English |
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1995-07-01
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| Series: | Beiträge zur Tabakforschung International |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/cttr-2013-0638 |