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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, April 2001, p. 1970-1974, Vol. 67, No. 4
0099-2240/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.4.1970-1974.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Biodegradation of n-Alkylcycloalkanes and n-Alkylbenzenes via New Pathways in Alcanivorax sp. Strain MBIC 4326

Tapan K. Dutta and Shigeaki Harayama*

Marine Biotechnology Institute, 3-75-1 Heita, Kamaishi, Iwate 026-0001, Japan

Received 22 September 2000/Accepted 31 January 2001

The degradation of long-chain n-alkylbenzenes and n-alkylcyclohexanes by Alcanivorax sp. strain MBIC 4326 was investigated. The alkyl side chain of these compounds was mainly processed by beta -oxidation. In the degradation of n-alkylcyclohexanes, cyclohexanecarboxylic acid was formed as an intermediate. This compound was further transformed to benzoic acid via 1-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Marine Biotechnology Institute, 3-75-1 Heita, Kamaishi, Iwate 026-0001, Japan. Phone: 81-193-26-6544. Fax: 81-193-26-6592. E-mail: shigeaki.harayama{at}kamaishi.mbio.co.jp.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, April 2001, p. 1970-1974, Vol. 67, No. 4
0099-2240/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.4.1970-1974.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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