Water quality issues are a major challenge that humanity is facing in the twenty-first century.
Here, we review the main groups of aquatic contaminants, their effects on human health …

Nitroaromatic compounds are relatively rare in nature and have been introduced into the
environment mainly by human activities. This important class of industrial chemicals is …

Laccases are blue multicopper oxidases, which catalyze the monoelectronic oxidation of a
broad spectrum of substrates, for example, ortho-and para-diphenols, polyphenols …

Nowadays, there are increasingly stringent regulations requiring drastic treatment of 2, 4, 6-
trinitrotoluene (TNT) contaminated waters to generate treated waters which could be easily …

Nitroaromatic compounds are xenobiotics that have found multiple applications in the
synthesis of foams, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and explosives. These compounds are …

Deazaflavin cofactors enhance the metabolic flexibility of microorganisms by catalyzing a
wide range of challenging enzymatic redox reactions. While structurally similar to riboflavin …

Abstract The nitroaromatic explosive 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) is a reactive molecule that
biotransforms readily under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions to give …

ABSTRACT A pink-pigmented symbiotic bacterium was isolated from hybrid poplar tissues
(Populus deltoides× nigra DN34). The bacterium was identified by 16S and 16S-23S …

Plants play a key role in purifying the biosphere of the toxic effects of industrial activity. This
book shows how systematic application of the results of investigations into the metabolism of …

Phenols are very soluble in water; as a result, they can pollute a massive volume of fresh
water, wastewater, groundwater, oceans, and soil, negatively affecting plant germination …