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Title: Regio- and stereospecific oxidation of fluorene, dibenzofuran, and dibenzothiophene by naphthalene dioxygenase from Pseudomonas sp. strain NCIB 9816-4

Journal Article · · Applied and Environmental Microbiology
OSTI ID:518250
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  1. Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (United States)

Fluorene, dibenzofuran, dibenzothiophene, and carbazole are structural analogs differing only in the type of atom bridging the two aromatic rings. These compounds are constituents of fossil fuels. The authors have examined the oxidation of fluorene, dibenzofuran, and dibenzothiophene by mutant and recombinant strains which express NDO from Pseudomonas sp. strain NCIB 9816-4 and reports the yields, region chemistry, absolute stereochemistry, and enantiomeric purity of the isolated initial metabolites. 71 refs., 3 figs., 2 tabs.

OSTI ID:
518250
Journal Information:
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Vol. 62, Issue 11; Other Information: PBD: Nov 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English