title: Formation of aniline as a transient metabolite during the metabolism of tetryl by a sulfate-reducing bacterial consortium.
abstract: A laboratory study was conducted to determine whether tetryl (2,4,6-trinitrophenylmethylnitramine) can be degraded by an anaerobic process. The results indicated that the metabolic conversion of tetryl to aniline is possible by a sulfate-reducing bacterial (SRB) consortium. This SRB consortium metabolized tetryl by co-metabolism with pyruvate as a growth substrate. For every mole of tetryl metabolized, 1 mole of aniline was produced, and the aniline was further metabolized. This metabolic conversion of tetryl is likely to be of value in the anaerobic treatment of tetryl-contaminated soil and ground water, such as found at many military ammunition sites.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA 70310, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Boopathy
mesh_terms: D000814:Aniline Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned / Q000737:chemistry; D003901:Desulfovibrio / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D009578:Nitrobenzenes / Q000378:metabolism*; D013431:Sulfates / Q000378:metabolism*; D016999:Sulfur-Reducing Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000814:Aniline Compounds; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D009578:Nitrobenzenes; D013431:Sulfates; C015384:nitramine; C023650:aniline