title: Bacterial cleavage of an arylglycerol- -aryl ether bond.
abstract: The first known cleavage by a bacterium of an arylglycerol-beta-aryl ether linkage, the most common intermonomer linkage in lignin, is described.
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D003470:Culture Media; D006139:Guaiacol / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008031:Lignin / Q000378:metabolism*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D011409:Propylene Glycols / Q000378:metabolism; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D011409:Propylene Glycols; D006139:Guaiacol; D008031:Lignin