Fungal Metabolism of n-Alkylbenzenes.

Applied and environmental microbiology ·Vol. 51 ·No. 2 ·1986-02-00 ·Pages 435-7

Fedorak PM, Westlake DW

Abstract

Isolates of Paecilomyces, Verticillium, Beauveria, and Penicillium species were tested for ability to metabolize a variety of n-alkylbenzenes. Minimum side chain lengths were required for metabolism of these substrates. These were C(4) for the Paecilomyces sp., C(8) for the Verticillium sp., and C(9) for the other two isolates. Growth on dodecylbenzene yielded benzoic and phenylacetic acids as transient intermediates, and these acids supported growth of the isolates.

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Fedorak P M

Department of Microbiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E9.

Westlake D W

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Article Info

Journal

Applied and environmental microbiology

Abbr.

Appl Environ Microbiol

ISSN

0099-2240

DOI

10.1128/aem.51.2.435-437.1986

Published

1986-02-00

Pages

435-7

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

7605801

PMCID

PMC238889

External Links

PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/aem.51.2.435-437.1986 PMC Full Text View journal details

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