Evidence of two oxidative reaction steps initiating anaerobic degradation of resorcinol (1,3-dihydroxybenzene) by the denitrifying bacterium Azoarcus anaerobius

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 3644-3649

  Philipp, Bodo ^a   Schink, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,2,4 BENZENETRIOL; 1,4 BENZOQUINONE DERIVATIVE; 2 HYDROXY 1,4 BENZOQUINONE; CELL EXTRACT; NITRATE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; POTASSIUM FERRICYANIDE; RESORCINOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; AZOARCUS ANAEROBIUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROGENATION; HYDROXYLATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMODYNAMICS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

AZOARCUS ANAEROBIUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0032464308     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.14.3644-3649.1998     Document Type: Article

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