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Development of quantitative structure‐activity relationships for predicting biodegradation kinetics
Author(s) -
Desai Sanjay M.,
Govind Rakesh,
Tabak Henry H.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
environmental toxicology and chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 171
eISSN - 1552-8618
pISSN - 0730-7268
DOI - 10.1002/etc.5620090409
Subject(s) - biodegradation , kinetics , reaction rate constant , environmental chemistry , chemistry , quantitative structure–activity relationship , biochemical engineering , biological system , thermodynamics , stereochemistry , biology , organic chemistry , engineering , physics , quantum mechanics
Results have been presented on the development of a structure‐activity relationship for biodegradation using a group contribution approach. Using this approach, reported results of the kinetic rate constant agree within 20% with the predicted values. Additional compound studies are essential to further extend the methodology.