ENZYME BASED BIOREMEDIATION

摘要

PCT No. PCT/AU95/00016 Sec. 371 Date Oct. 7, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Oct. 7, 1996 PCT Filed Jan. 13, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO95/19440 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 20, 1995The present invention provides an E3 esterase from an organophosphate resistant strain of L. cuprina. The invention further provides DNA sequences encoding such E3 esterases and cells transformed with the DNA sequences. In addition, the invention relates to the use of the enzyme and transformed cells as bioremediation agents.