Metabolism of 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole by Rhodococcus rhodochrous

AUTOR(ES)

Haroune, Nicolas

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

2-Mercaptobenzothiazole, which is mainly used in the rubber industry as a vulcanization accelerator, is very toxic and is considered to be recalcitrant. We show here for the first time that it can be biotransformed and partially mineralized by a pure-culture bacterial strain of Rhodococcus rhodochrous. Three metabolites, among four detected, were identified.

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