title: Degradation of linuron and some other herbicides and fungicides by a linuron-inducible enzyme obtained from Bacillus sphaericus.
abstract: Linuron [3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1-methoxy-1-methylurea] induces the formation of an enzyme (acylamidase) responsible for the degradation of a large variety of different herbicides and fungicides of the acylanilide and phenylurea type. The former type is degraded at a rate at least 10 times higher than the latter.
mesh_terms: D000581:Amidohydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000813:Anilides / Q000378:metabolism*; D000814:Aniline Compounds / Q000096:biosynthesis; D001407:Bacillus / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000254:growth & development; D001565:Benzoates / Q000096:biosynthesis; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000096:biosynthesis; D002264:Carboxylic Acids / Q000096:biosynthesis; D002474:Cell-Free System; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D002701:Chloramphenicol; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D002854:Chromatography, Paper; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D003470:Culture Media; D004589:Electrophoresis, Disc; D004790:Enzyme Induction; D005659:Fungicides, Industrial / Q000378:metabolism*; D006540:Herbicides / Q000378:metabolism*; D013053:Spectrophotometry; D014508:Urea / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000813:Anilides; D000814:Aniline Compounds; D001565:Benzoates; D002264:Carboxylic Acids; D003470:Culture Media; D005659:Fungicides, Industrial; D006540:Herbicides; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D002701:Chloramphenicol; D014508:Urea; D000581:Amidohydrolases