Microbial degradation of chlorinated acetophenones.

AUTOR(ES)

Havel, J

RESUMO

A defined mixed culture, consisting of an Arthrobacter sp. and a Micrococcus sp. and able to grow with 4-chloroacetophenone as a sole source of carbon and energy, was isolated. 4-Chlorophenyl acetate, 4-chlorophenol, and 4-chlorocatechol were identified as metabolites through comparison of retention times and UV spectra with those of standard substances. The proposed pathway was further confirmed by investigation of enzymes. The roles of the two collaborating strains were studied by growth experiments and on the level of enzymes. If transient accumulation of 4-chlorophenol was avoided either by the use of phenol-absorbing substances or by careful supplement of 4-chloroacetophenone, the Arthrobacter sp. was able to grow as a pure culture with 4-chloroacetophenone as a sole source of carbon and energy. Several mono-, di-, and trichlorinated acetophenones were mineralized by the Arthrobacter sp.

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