title: [The microbial transformation of phenanthrene and anthracene].
abstract: The transformation of phenanthrene and anthracene by Rhodococcus rhodnii 135, Pseudomonas fluorescens 26K, and Arthrobacter sp. K3 is studied. Twenty-one intermediates of phenanthrene and anthracene transformation are identified by HPLC, mass spectrometry, and NMR spectroscopy. P. fluorescens 26K and Arthrobacter sp. K3 are found to produce a wide range of intermediates, whereas R. rhodnii 135 oxidizes phenanthrene, resulting in the formation of a sole product, 3-hydroxyphenanthrene. Putative transformation pathways of phenanthrene and anthracene are proposed for the three bacterial strains studied. These strains can be used to obtain valuable compounds (such as hydroxylated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) that are difficult to produce by chemical synthesis.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Baboshin
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Baskunov
authors.forename: Z I
authors.initials: ZI
authors.lastname: Finkel'shteĭn
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Golovlev
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Golovleva
mesh_terms: D000873:Anthracenes / Q000378:metabolism*; D001173:Arthrobacter / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D010616:Phenanthrenes / Q000378:metabolism*; D011551:Pseudomonas fluorescens / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D012240:Rhodococcus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000873:Anthracenes; D010616:Phenanthrenes; C031181:phenanthrene; C034020:anthracene