Anaerobic initial reaction of n-alkanes in a denitrifying bacterium: Evidence for (1-methylpentyl)succinate as initial product and for involvement of an organic radical in n-hexane metabolism

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 183, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1707-1715

  Rabus, R ^a   Wilkes, H ^a   Behrends, A ^a   Armstroff, A ^a   Fischer, T ^a   Pierik, A J ^a   Widdel, F ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 METHYLPENTYLSUCCINATE; ALKANE; HEXANE; RADICAL; SUCCINIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DENITRIFICATION; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; METHANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ALKANES; ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; CULTURE MEDIA; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HEXANES; NITRITES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SUCCINATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0035110830     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.183.5.1707-1715.2001     Document Type: Article

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