Session 26:
Biocatalysis: Enzymes for Degradation of Pollutants
Thursday, August 6, 2015: 2:00 PM-5:00 PM
Independence CD, Mezzanine Level (Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel)
Convener:
Rebecca Parales - University of California, Davis, Davis, CA
Co-Convener:
Kristina Mahan - Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
2:00 PM
Structure-Function Analysis of Nitrobenzene 1, 2-Dioxygenase
Kristina Mahan, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
Kristina Mahan, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
2:30 PM
Functional Genomics of the Biodegradation of the Emerging Contaminant 1,4-Dioxane
Christopher Sales, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Christopher Sales, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
3:30 PM
Gene-Targeted Metagenomics Reveals Biogeography of Microbial Biodegradation Capabilities
Gerben Zylstra, Biochemistry & Microbiology Department, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Gerben Zylstra, Biochemistry & Microbiology Department, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
4:00 PM
Ether hydrolase initiates biodegradation of the insensitive explosive, 2,4-dinitroanisole
Prof. Jim Spain1, Smruthi Karthikeyan2, Tekle Fida2, Shannu Palamuru3 and Gnjan Pandy3, (1)Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, (2)Georgia Institute of Technology, (3)CSIRO Black Mountain Laboratories
Prof. Jim Spain1, Smruthi Karthikeyan2, Tekle Fida2, Shannu Palamuru3 and Gnjan Pandy3, (1)Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, (2)Georgia Institute of Technology, (3)CSIRO Black Mountain Laboratories
4:30 PM
Enzymes for the biodegradation of s-triazines
Lawrence P. Wackett, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, the BioTechnology Institute, St. Paul, MN
Lawrence P. Wackett, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, the BioTechnology Institute, St. Paul, MN
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