Biochemistry of microbial degradation of hexachlorocyclohexane and prospects for bioremediation

R Lal, G Pandey, P Sharma, K Kumari… - Microbiology and …, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
Lindane, the γ-isomer of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), is a potent insecticide. Purified
lindane or unpurified mixtures of this and α-, β-, and δ-isomers of HCH were widely used as …

Aerobic degradation of lindane (γ-hexachlorocyclohexane) in bacteria and its biochemical and molecular basis

Y Nagata, R Endo, M Ito, Y Ohtsubo… - Applied microbiology and …, 2007 - Springer
Abstract γ-Hexachlorocyclohexane (γ-HCH, also called γ-BHC and lindane) is a
halogenated organic insecticide that causes serious environmental problems. The aerobic …

Biodegradation of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) by microorganisms

TM Phillips, AG Seech, H Lee, JT Trevors - Biodegradation, 2005 - Springer
The organochlorine pesticide Lindane is the γ-isomer of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH).
Technical grade Lindane contains a mixture of HCH isomers which include not only γ-HCH …

Complete analysis of genes and enzymes for γ-hexachlorocyclohexane degradation in Sphingomonas paucimobilis UT26

Y Nagata, K Miyauchi, M Takagi - Journal of Industrial …, 1999 - academic.oup.com
γ-Hexachlorocyclohexane (γ-HCH; also called BHC or lindane) is one of the highly
chlorinated pesticides which can cause serious environmental problems. Sphingomonas …

Cloning and Characterization of lin Genes Responsible for the Degradation of Hexachlorocyclohexane Isomers by Sphingomonas paucimobilis Strain B90

R Kumari, S Subudhi, M Suar, G Dhingra… - Applied and …, 2002 - Am Soc Microbiol
Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) has been used extensively against agricultural pests and in
public health programs for the control of mosquitoes. Commercial formulations of HCH …

Roles of Tyrosine 158 and Lysine 165 in the Catalytic Mechanism of InhA, the Enoyl-ACP Reductase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis

S Parikh, DP Moynihan, G Xiao, PJ Tonge - Biochemistry, 1999 - ACS Publications
The role of tyrosine 158 (Y158) and lysine 165 (K165) in the catalytic mechanism of InhA,
the enoyl-ACP reductase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, has been investigated. These …

Molecular aspects of pesticide degradation by microorganisms

S Kumar, KG Mukerji, R Lai - Critical Reviews in Microbiology, 1996 - Taylor & Francis
Microorganisms are able to degrade a large variety of compounds, including pesticides
under laboratory conditions. However, methods have yet to be developed to decontaminate …

Purification and characterization of a haloalkane dehalogenase of a new substrate class from a gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane-degrading bacterium, Sphingomonas …

Y Nagata, K Miyauchi, J Damborsky… - Applied and …, 1997 - Am Soc Microbiol
The linB gene product (LinB), 1, 3, 4, 6-tetrachloro-1, 4-cyclohexadiene halidohydrolase,
which is involved in the degradation of gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane in Sphingomonas …

Biochemical and molecular basis of pesticide degradation by microorganisms

BK Singh, RC Kuhad, A Singh, R Lal… - Critical reviews in …, 1999 - Taylor & Francis
Use of synthetic pesticides has become an indispensable tool in agriculture for the control of
pests. It is estimated that about 4 million tons of pesticides are applied to world crops …

Detection and Characterization of Conjugative Degradative Plasmids in Xenobiotic-Degrading Sphingomonas Strains

T Basta, A Keck, J Klein, A Stolz - Journal of bacteriology, 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A systematic survey for the presence of plasmids in 17 different xenobiotic-
degrading Sphingomonas strains was performed. In almost all analyzed strains, two to five …