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Pyrene degradation by a Mycobacterium sp.: identification of ring oxidation and ring fission products.

The degradation of pyrene, a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing four aromatic rings, by pure cultures of a Mycobacterium sp. was studied. Over 60% of [14C]pyrene was mineralized to CO2 after 96 h of incubation at 24 degrees C. High-pressure liquid chromatography analyses showed the presence...

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Main Authors: Heitkamp, M A, Freeman, J P, Miller, D W, Cerniglia, C E
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1988
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC204314/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3202634
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