title: The metabolism of anthracene and 9,10-dimethylanthracene by bacteria isolated from waters.
abstract: The metabolism of two polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons i.e. anthracene and 9,10-dimethylanthracene by Micrococcus sp., Pseudomonas sp. and Bacillus macerans was examined. The above compounds were used as a sole carbon source for their growth. Using the reversed-phase thin layer chromatography techniques a number of anthracene and 9,10-dimethylanthracene metabolites were isolated and their structures identified spectroscopically. These included anthracene and 9,10-dimethylanthracene cis-dihydrodiols, hydroxy-methyl-derivatives and various phenolic compounds. Bacteria metabolise hydrocarbons using the dioxygenase enzyme system, which differs from the mammalian cytochrome P-450 monoxygenase. Hence in addition rat liver microsomal metabolism of the above hydrocarbons was investigated using the same separation techniques.
authors.affiliation: Technical University of Wrocław, Institute of Environment Protection Engineering.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Traczewska
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ochocka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lamparczyk
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000873:Anthracenes / Q000378:metabolism*; D001407:Bacillus / Q000378:metabolism; D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D008837:Micrococcus / Q000378:metabolism; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D000873:Anthracenes; C029126:9,10-dimethylanthracene; C034020:anthracene