title: Pseudomonas putida cell biosensor operating in n-hexane to determine benzene in hydrophobic matrices.
abstract: An immobilised Pseudomonas putida cell based biosensor, able to work directly in organic solvent (n-hexane), was designed and built. The response, in n-hexane, to benzene and some of its derivatives was studied. The proposed biosensor was found to be suitable for determining benzene in hydrophobic matrices.
authors.affiliation: Dip.to di Chimica, Università La Sapienza, p.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma, Italy. luigi.campanella@uniroma1.it
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Campanella
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gatti
authors.forename: Maria Pia
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Sammartino
authors.forename: Annarita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sulpizio
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tomassetti
mesh_terms: D001554:Benzene / Q000032:analysis*; D001681:Biological Assay / Q000379:methods; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D006586:Hexanes / Q000737:chemistry; D016958:Pseudomonas putida / Q000502:physiology*; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D006586:Hexanes; D012997:Solvents; C026385:n-hexane; D001554:Benzene