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HERO ID

7450910

Reference Type

Journal Article

Title

Carbamate Pesticides and Their Biological Degradation: Prospects for Enzymatic Bioremediation

Author(s)

Cheesman, MJ; Horne, I; Weir, KM; Pandey, G; Williams, MR; Scott, C; Russell, RJ; Oakeshott, JG

Year

2007

Is Peer Reviewed?

Yes

Journal

ACS Symposium Series
ISSN: 0097-6156
EISSN: 1947-5918

Book Title

ACS Symposium Series

Volume

966

Page Numbers

288-305

Language

English

Web of Science Id

WOS:000268638300018

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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-36849027106&partnerID=40&md5=b5abc203d6d342cd88b40cb63b7f72de
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Abstract

Diverse carbamate compounds are widely used as insecticides, herbicides and fungicides in agriculture around the world. Environmental and human health concerns about off-target and off-site residues of various pesticides have sparked interest in the development of technologies for their detoxification. One promising technology for this purpose is enzymatic bioremediation, which uses formulations of detoxifying enzymes to clean up residues in contaminated environments. Here we review the feasibility of developing carbamate detoxifying enzymes as bioremediation agents.

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Sanchez-Bayo F.