Conversion of adamsite (phenarsarzin chloride) by fungal manganese peroxidase

R Haas1, O Tsivunchyk, K Steinbach

  • 1Office of Environmental Investigation and Research, Stadtwaldstrasse 45a, 35037 Marburg, Germany. haasr@gmx.net

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