Metabolic Pathways of Polychlorinated Biphenyls Degradation by Pseudomonas sp. 2

0166713 - UCHP-M 20030030 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Komancová, M. - Jurčová, Irena - Kochánková, L. - Burkhard, J.
Metabolic Pathways of Polychlorinated Biphenyls Degradation by Pseudomonas sp. 2.
Chemosphere. Roč. 50, č. 4 (2003), s. 537ů543. ISSN 0045-6535. E-ISSN 1879-1298
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z4072921
Keywords : polychlorinated biphenyls * biodegradation * aerobic bacteria
Subject RIV: CF - Physical ; Theoretical Chemistry
Impact factor: 1.904, year: 2003

It was observed that the amount of residual PCBs was 1-48% of the original PCBs after three weeks of incubation. Identified metabolites indicate that the used bacterial strain attacks the biphenyl skeleton at the 2,3- and 3,4-positions, and it is also able to dehalogenate PCBs. Metabolic pathways of degradation of individual congeners were proposed. Transformation of 2,4- and 2,5-dichlorobenzoic acids by Pseudomonas sp. 2 was also observed.
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