Bacterial degradation of benzyl isothiocyanate.
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.
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*
D001593:Benzyl Compounds; D010936:Plant Extracts; D013861:Thiocyanates; D006862:Hydrogen Sulfide