Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) include a group of organic priority pollutants of
critical environmental and public health concern due to their toxic, genotoxic, mutagenic …

Soils contaminated with heavy metals (HMs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
have been becoming a worldwide concerned environmental problem because of …

A pyrene-degrading microbial consortium was obtained after enrichment with mangrove
sediment collected from Thailand. Five cultivable bacteria (Mycobacterium spp. PO1 and …

The tidal flats near Sinduri beach in Taean, Korea, have been severely contaminated by
heavy crude oils due to the Korea's worst oil spill accident, say the Hebei Spirit Oil Spill, in …

Active-site loops play essential roles in various catalytically important enzyme properties like
activity, selectivity, and substrate scope. However, their high flexibility and diversity makes …

Buprofezin, a chitin synthesis inhibitor, is widely used to control several economically
important insect crop pests. However, the overuse of buprofezin has led to the evolution of …

As a biologically inspired insecticide, pyrethroids (PYRs) exert evident toxic side effects on
non-target organisms. PYRs and their general toxic intermediate 3-phenoxybenzoic acid (3 …

The remarkable degree of synthetic selectivity found in Nature is exemplified by the
biosynthesis of paralytic shellfish toxins such as saxitoxin. The polycyclic core shared by …

Hydrophobic organic compounds, either natural or introduced through anthropogenic
activities, pose a serious threat to all spheres of life, including humankind. These …

Microbial mineralization plays a significant role in the removal of polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) from polluted environments. Bacteria affiliated to the Roseobacter …