title: Designing pathways for environmental purposes.
abstract: Genetic modifications intended to improve the properties of enzymes or entire metabolic pathways involved in hazardous waste treatment have resulted in the discovery of promising approaches for expanding the utility of biotreatment. Construction of hybrid metabolic pathways as well as hybrid enzymes, site-directed mutagenesis, and gene amplification have all facilitated the desired outcome of more complete and rapid contaminant removal and considerably broadened substrate specificity.
authors.affiliation: PhytoTech, Morristown.
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Ensley
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D004777:Environment; D004798:Enzymes / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism; D005818:Genetic Engineering; D010710:Phosphates / Q000378:metabolism; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D014303:Trinitrotoluene / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004798:Enzymes; D010710:Phosphates; D014303:Trinitrotoluene