title: Bacterial oxidation of naphthalene and phenanthrene.
abstract: An organism grown on both of the hydrocarbons naphthalene and phenanthrene induces a separate enzyme for the initial oxidation of each.
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D004790:Enzyme Induction; D007700:Kinetics; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010616:Phenanthrenes / Q000378:metabolism*; D012988:Soil Microbiology
chemical_list: D009281:Naphthalenes; D010616:Phenanthrenes; C031181:phenanthrene