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Biodegradability of fuel oxygenates (ETBE and MTBE): Microorganisms-Monooxygenases-Functionality – MiOxyFun
Ethers, methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE), are added to gasoline to enhance the octane index. MTBE and ETBE are highly soluble in water (40 and 10 g.L-1, respectively). Their use at a huge scale required to get information about their fate in the environment and in imp
Opuntia ssp as a source of novel compounds for pharmaceutical new product development. Characterization of bioactive compounds (phytochemicals and biopeptides) and their changes through plant domestication – BIOPUNTIA
Metabolite and protein characterization of Opuntia wild and domesticated species. Peptide charecterization and their possible bioactivity. Cell culture of wild Opuntia species for the production in mass of metabolites and/or peptides.Bioactivity on different physiological and pathological end-point
Megastigmus and conifers: the biology of invasion – MACBI
Insect seed parasites are aggressive invaders that cause massive seed losses. These insects also provide sites for other insects that carry fungal pathogens that, in turn, are responsible for disease epidemics. The goal of our research is to identify the molecular, biological and ecological mechanis
Biological filtration to reduce trace elements in woody biomass – BIOFILTREE
Due to wastes, agricultural and industrial activities, large sites highly contaminated by trace elements (TE) are found in France and Canada imposing hazard(s) to environment and human health. Phytoremediation has become an attractive alternative to other clean up technologies due to their relativel
IMpacts of Metallic and ORganic contaminations of the systems Gironde and St Laurent on two Threatened species, the European and American EELs. – IMMORTEEL
European eels and of America are two symbolic species of the Gironde and St Laurent systems, at present considered as in major risk of extinction or threatened. This project suggests estimating the possible contribution of the pollution in the decline of these two species by examining the relations