title: Benzene from bacterial cleavage of the carbon-phosphorus bond of phenylphosphonates.
abstract: An organism, identified as a strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae, was proved by direct assay to utilize ionic methyl phenylphosphonate as sole phosphorus source. One product from C-P-bond cleavage was identified as benzene by combined g.l.c.-mass spectrometry. The molar yield of benzene from the phosphonate was 89%.
mesh_terms: D001554:Benzene / Q000378:metabolism*; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000378:metabolism*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D063065:Organophosphonates / Q000378:metabolism*; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds
chemical_list: D063065:Organophosphonates; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; C023028:methyl phenylphosphonate; D001554:Benzene