Microbial Styrene Degradation

• Main Author: Tischler, Dirk (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Microbiology,
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Microbiology.; Enzymology.; Environmental engineering.; Biotechnology.; Life Sciences.; Applied Microbiology.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.

This book describes the complex processes involved in styrene degradation by microbes, including highly adaptive microorganisms, the various enzymes involved in styrene biodegradation, new styrene-catabolic routes, novel regulatory mechanisms, and the genes coding for styrene metabolizing enzymes. N...

Table of Contents:

• Styrene, an introduction
• Pathways for the degradation of styrene
• Molecular genetics of styrene degrading routes
• Selected enzymes of styrene catabolism
• Biotechnological applications of styrene degrading microorganisms or involved enzymes
• Conclusions and future perspectives.