title: Rate of microbial transformation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: a chromatographic quantification procedure.
abstract: A chromatographic procedure has been developed for isolating and quantifying microbial transformation products of 14C-labeled polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Transformation rates of naphthalene, anthracene, benz(a)anthracene, and benz(a)pyrene by a mixed bacterial population have been measured. With this procedure, extremely slow or incomplete transformations may be quantified that would not be detectable by previously used techniques.
mesh_terms: D000873:Anthracenes / Q000378:metabolism; D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D001551:Benz(a)Anthracenes / Q000378:metabolism; D001580:Benzopyrenes / Q000378:metabolism; D002850:Chromatography, Gel / Q000379:methods*; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000378:metabolism; D011083:Polycyclic Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*; D012988:Soil Microbiology
chemical_list: D000873:Anthracenes; D001551:Benz(a)Anthracenes; D001580:Benzopyrenes; D009281:Naphthalenes; D011083:Polycyclic Compounds