Microbial oxidation of dimethylnaphthalene isomers

Journal Article · Sat May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993 · Applied and Environmental Microbiology; (United States)

OSTI ID:6444962

Miyachi, Nobuya; Tanaka, Tohru; Suzuki, Takaya; Hotta, Yasushi ^[1]; Omori, Toshio ^[2]

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1. COSMO Research Inst., Saitama (Japan)
2. Univ. of Tokyo (Japan)

Few studies have focused on the microbial oxidation and metabolism of dimethylnaphthalenes (DMNs), which are supplied from the light oil fraction of crude oil. This report describes the isolation of 2,6-DMN-utilizing bacteria, the identification of the isolates (Alcaligenes sp. strain D-59, Pseudomonas sp. strains D-87 and D-186), the accumulation of 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid (NDCA) from 2,6-DMN, the identification of some metabolic intermediates of 2,6-DMN, and a proposal of a metabolic pathway of 2,6-DMN. 11 refs., 2 figs.

• OSTI ID: 6444962
• Journal Information: Applied and Environmental Microbiology; (United States), Vol. 59:5; ISSN 0099-2240
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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