Biodegradation of 4-chlorobiphenyl by Micrococcus species |
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| Authors: | B. G. Bevinakatti H. Z. Ninnekar |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Biochemistry Division, Department of Chemistry, Karnatak University, 580 003 Dharwad, India |
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| Abstract: | A Micrococcus sp., isolated by enrichment culture, grew on 4-chlorobiphenyl at 2 g/l as sole carbon source and produced 4-chlorobenzoic acid in the culture medium as a dead-end metabolite. The organism degraded 4-chlorobiphenyl by 2,3-dihydroxylation followed by meta-ring cleavage to yield 4-chlorobenzoate and carbon fragments for cell growth. |
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| Keywords: | Biodegradation 4-chlorobiphenyl Micrococcus sp. |
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