Phytodetoxification of TNT by transgenic plants expressing a bacterial nitroreductase

Tobacco was transformed with the nitroreductase (<i>nfsI</i>) gene from<i> Enterobacter cloacae. </i>Nitroreductase (NR) was proposed to reduce TNT to classic type I nitroreductase products and its activity was found to be induced in the presence of TNT. The aim of this study...

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Main Author: Hannink, N. K.
Published: University of Cambridge 2003
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.603658