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Degradation of halogenated aromatic compounds.

Biodegradation ·Vol. 1 ·No. 2-3 ·1990-00-00 ·Pages 207-20

Commandeur LC, Parsons JR

Abstract

Due to their persistence, haloaromatics are compounds of environmental concern. Aerobically, bacteria degrade these compounds by mono- or dioxygenation of the aromatic ring. The common intermediate of these reactions is (halo)catechol. Halocatechol is cleaved either intradiol (ortho-cleavage) or extradiol (meta-cleavage). In contrast to ortho-cleavage, meta-cleavage of halocatechols yields toxic metabolites. Dehalogenation may occur fortuitously during oxygenation. Specific dehalogenation of aromatic compounds is performed by hydroxylases, in which the halo-substituent is replaced by a hydroxyl group. During reductive dehalogenation, haloaromatic compounds may act as electron-acceptors. Herewith, the halosubstituent is replaced by a hydrogen atom.

MeSH Terms
Bacteria/metabolism Biodegradation, Environmental Hydrocarbons, Halogenated/chemistry,metabolism
Chemicals
Hydrocarbons, Halogenated
Authors & Affiliations
2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Commandeur L C
Department of Environmental and Toxicological Chemistry, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Parsons J R
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Article Info
Journal
Biodegradation
Abbr.
Biodegradation
ISSN
0923-9820
DOI
10.1007/BF00058837
Published
1990-00-00
Pages
207-20
Language
English
Region
Netherlands
NLM ID
9100834
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PubMed source DOI: 10.1007/BF00058837 View journal details
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