title: Bacterial growth on 1,2-dichloroethane.
abstract: 1,2-Dichloroethane (5 mM) served as the only carbon and energy source for bacterium DE2, a gram-negative, oxidase-positive, motile rod. The specific growth rate mu of strain DE2 on 1,2-dichloroethane was 0.08 h-1. A NAD-dependent 2-chloroacetaldehyde dehydrogenase activity and a 2-chloroacetate halidohydrolase activity were detected in extracts of cells grown on 1,2-dichloroethane.
mesh_terms: D000445:Aldehyde Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D005025:Ethylene Dichlorides / Q000378:metabolism*; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000201:enzymology / Q000254:growth & development*; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / Q000378:metabolism*; D006867:Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D009243:NAD / Q000494:pharmacology; D012988:Soil Microbiology
chemical_list: D005025:Ethylene Dichlorides; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D009243:NAD; C024565:ethylene dichloride; D000445:Aldehyde Oxidoreductases; C039797:2-chloroacetaldehyde dehydrogenase; D006867:Hydrolases; C023098:haloacetate dehalogenase