Evidence for metabolism of o-xylene by simultaneous ring and methyl group oxidation in a new soil isolate

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2321-2329

  Bickerdike, S R ^a   Holt, R A ^b   Stephens, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cis glycols; Dimethylcatechols; Dimethylphenols; o xylene metabolism

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; METHYL GROUP; ORTHO XYLENE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; TRIMETHYLBENZENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE;

ARTICLE; CELL MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG OXIDATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; RHODOCOCCUS; SOIL MICROFLORA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHODOCOCCUS;

EID: 0030797388     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-7-2321     Document Type: Article

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