Identification of a hydride-Meisenheimer complex as a metabolite of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene by a Mycobacterium strain.
A bacterial strain, Mycobacterium sp. strain HL 4-NT-1, enriched with 4-nitrotoluene as its sole source of nitrogen, was able to metabolize 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene under aerobic conditions. The dark red-brown metabolite, which accumulated in the culture fluid, was identified as a hydride-Meisenheimer complex by comparison with an authentic synthetic sample.
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Institut für Mikrobiologie, Universität Stuttgart, Germany.
Lenke
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Fischer
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Knackmuss
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D001711:Biotransformation; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000378:metabolism*; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D014303:Trinitrotoluene / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism
D014303:Trinitrotoluene