title: Bacterial degradation of benzyl isothiocyanate.
abstract: Bacteria that degrade benzyl isothiocyanate to benzylamine and hydrogen sulfide were isolated from papaya pulp homogenate by enrichment culture techniques. These organisms were identified as members of Enterobacter cloacae.
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001593:Benzyl Compounds / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D004754:Enterobacter / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005638:Fruit; D006862:Hydrogen Sulfide / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000032:analysis; D012639:Seeds; D013861:Thiocyanates / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001593:Benzyl Compounds; D010936:Plant Extracts; D013861:Thiocyanates; D006862:Hydrogen Sulfide