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. 1988 Feb;54(2):594-5.
doi: 10.1128/aem.54.2.594-595.1988.

Novel biotransformations of 4-chlorobiphenyl by a Pseudomonas sp

M R Barton  1 , R L Crawford
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Novel biotransformations of 4-chlorobiphenyl by a Pseudomonas sp

M R Barton et al. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1988 Feb.

Abstract

A bacterium, tentatively identified as a representative of the genus Pseudomonas (strain MB86), was isolated from soil contaminated by wood-preservation chemicals by using 4-chlorobenzoate as an enrichment substrate. The pseudomonad was able to grow on 4-chlorobenzoic acid and 4-chlorobiphenyl as sole carbon and energy sources. Spent culture medium from 4-chlorobiphenyl-grown cells contained 4-chlorobenzoic acid, 4'-chloroacetophenone, 2-hydroxy,2-[4'-chlorophenyl] ethane, and 2-oxo,2-[4'-chlorophenyl] ethanol as metabolites. 4'-Chloroacetophenone was produced in large amounts, possibly as a dead-end metabolite.

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