Two different primary oxidation mechanisms during biotransformation of thymol by gram-positive bacteria of the genera Nocardia and Mycobacterium

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1289-1297

  Hahn, Veronika ^a   Sünwoldt, Katharina ^a   Mikolasch, Annett ^a   Schauer, Frieder ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biotransformation; Degradation; Environmental pollution; Hydroxylation; Mineral oil; Quinone

Indexed keywords

ANTI-FUNGAL; ANTIOXIDATIVE PROPERTY; BENZOQUINONES; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BRANCHED SIDE CHAINS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GROWTH INHIBITION; METHYL GROUP; MYCOBACTERIUM NEOAURUM; NOCARDIA; OXIDATION MECHANISMS; OXIDATION PROCESS; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; QUINONE;

ALDEHYDES; BACTERIA; BIOCONVERSION; DEGRADATION; DETOXIFICATION; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; HYDROXYLATION; MINERAL OILS; OILS AND FATS; OXIDATION; TOLUENE; TOXICITY;

PHENOLS;

THYMOL;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DETOXIFICATION; GROWTH RATE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; INHIBITION; KETONE; MARINE TECHNOLOGY; MONOTERPENE; OIL; OXIDATION;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG HYDROXYLATION; DRUG OXIDATION; DRUG TRANSFORMATION; FUNGUS; GROWTH INHIBITION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MYCOBACTERIUM; NOCARDIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PLANT; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MYCOBACTERIUM; NOCARDIA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PLANTS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; THYMOL;

FUNGI; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM NEOAURUM; NEGIBACTERIA; NOCARDIA; NOCARDIA CYRIACIGEORGICA; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 84874105575     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4293-8     Document Type: Article

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