title: Evidence of hydrolytic route for anaerobic cyanide degradation.
abstract: Products observed during anaerobic cyanide transformation are consistent with a hydrolytic pathway (HCN + H2O <--> HCONH2 + H2O <--> HCOOH + NH3). Formate, the most frequently observed product, was generally converted to bicarbonate. Formamide was rapidly hydrolyzed to formate upon exposure to the anaerobic consortium but was not detected as an intermediate of cyanide transformation.
authors.affiliation: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co, Newark, Delaware 19714-6101.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Fallon
mesh_terms: D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D003486:Cyanides / Q000378:metabolism*; D006868:Hydrolysis; D007220:Industrial Waste
chemical_list: D003486:Cyanides; D007220:Industrial Waste