title: [Study on the degradation pathway of biphenyl by Rhodococcus pyridinovorans R04].
abstract: Metabolites of Rhodococcus pyridinovorans R04 from biphenyl were analyzed by GC-MS. The results demonstrated that biphenyl was degraded via a route of 2,3-dihydro-2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl and 2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl. 4-Benzoylbutyric acid and 1-phenylethanone were also found in the GC-MS analysis, which indicated there were other pathways beside the main route.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China. sunyan3@sina.com
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Yapeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.forename: Shijun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Qian
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D053858:Metabolic Networks and Pathways; D012240:Rhodococcus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; C010574:biphenyl