Formation of "photodieldrin" by microorganisms.
Photodieldrin, previously reported as the major conversion product of dieldrin by sunlight, was found among the metabolic products of dieldrin among microorganisms isolated from various environments including soil, water (Lake Michigan), rat intestines, and rumen stomach contents of a cow.
D000818:Animals; D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D002417:Cattle; D004026:Dieldrin / Q000378:metabolism; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology; D008829:Microbiology; D010777:Photochemistry; D051381:Rats; D012417:Rumen / Q000382:microbiology; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D014871:Water Microbiology
D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D004026:Dieldrin