Journal
INDIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 48, Issue 1, Pages 65-79Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s12088-008-0007-4
Keywords
Bacterial enzymes; Bioremediation; Pesticides; Xenobiotics
Categories
Funding
- Orica Australia Ltd
- Horticulture Australia Limited
- Australian Grains Research and Development Corporation
- Indo- Australian Biotechnology Fund
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Enzymes are central to the biology of many pesticides, influencing their modes of action, environmental fates and mechanisms of target species resistance. Since the introduction of synthetic xenobiotic pesticides, enzymes responsible for pesticide turnover have evolved rapidly, in both the target organisms and incidentally exposed biota. Such enzymes are a source of significant biotechnological potential and form the basis of several bioremediation strategies intended to reduce the environmental impacts of pesticide residues. This review describes examples of enzymes possessing the major activities employed in the bioremediation of pesticide residues, and some of the strategies by which they are employed. In addition, several examples of specific achievements in enzyme engineering are considered, highlighting the growing trend in tailoring enzymatic activity to a specific biotechnologically relevant function.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available