title: Metabolism of Di- and Mono-n-Butyl Phthalate by Soil Bacteria.
abstract: Di-n-butyl phthalate and other dialkyl phthalates are used as carbon sources by three Nocardia sp. isolates; mono-n-butyl phthalate is used as a carbon source by an Arthrobacter sp. isolate and a Pseudomonas sp. isolate. The compounds were metabolized in these organisms by hydrolysis to the corresponding monoesters and free phthalic acid. Phthalic acid was then metabolized via protocatechuic acid by 3,4-dioxygenative ring cleavage.
authors.affiliation: Bayerische Landesanstalt für Bodenkultur und Pflanzenbau, Abteilung Pflanzenschutz, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Engelhardt
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Wallnöfer