Metabolism of tetralin (1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene) in Corynebacterium sp. strain C125

Journal Article · Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1993 · Applied and Environmental Microbiology; (United States)

OSTI ID:6501033

Sikkema, J; Bont, J A.M. de ^[1]

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1. Wageningen Agricultural Univ. (Netherlands)

Tetralin, widely used as a solvent in the petrochemical industry and in paints and waxes, degrades slowly in mixed cultures of microorganisms or in the presence of cosubstrates. This study reports on the metabolism of tetralin in the o-xylene-isolated Corynebacterium sp. strain C125. The researchers found that this organism attacks tetralin by an initial oxidation of the aromatic nucleus at positions C-5 and C-6 and they propose a four step inducible degradation pathway for tetralin starting at that point. The presence of the pathway makes this bacteria an excellent catalyst for the specific production of special cis-dihydro diols.

• OSTI ID: 6501033
• Journal Information: Applied and Environmental Microbiology; (United States), Vol. 59:2; ISSN 0099-2240
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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