title: Identification of a hydride-Meisenheimer complex as a metabolite of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene by a Mycobacterium strain.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Mikrobiologie, Universität Stuttgart, Germany.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vorbeck
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lenke
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Knackmuss
mesh_terms: D001711:Biotransformation; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000378:metabolism*; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D014303:Trinitrotoluene / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D014303:Trinitrotoluene