title: Biodegradation of n-alkylcyclohexanes by co-oxidation via multiple pathways in Acinetobacter sp. ODDK71.
abstract: The degradation of alkylcyclohexane by Acinetobacter sp. ODDK71 was investigated. Strain ODDK71 degraded alkylcyclohexanes (alkyl side chain length of > or = 12) by co-metabolism when hexadecane was used as a growth substrate. GGMS analysis of co-metabolized products from dodecylcyclohexane suggests that strain ODDK71 degraded dodecylcyclohexane via a ring oxidation and an alkyl side chain oxidation pathways. The ring oxidation pathway of dodecylcyclohexane is a novel pathway of microbial degradation of dodecylcyclohexane.
authors.affiliation: Department ofBioscience & Technology Faculty of Science & Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, 1-1-1 Nojihigashi, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan.
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Koma
authors.forename: Fumihiko
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hasumi
authors.forename: Seon-Yong
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Motoki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kubo