Fungal Metabolism of n-Alkylbenzenes.
Isolates of Paecilomyces, Verticillium, Beauveria, and Penicillium species were tested for ability to metabolize a variety of n-alkylbenzenes. Minimum side chain lengths were required for metabolism of these substrates. These were C(4) for the Paecilomyces sp., C(8) for the Verticillium sp., and C(9) for the other two isolates. Growth on dodecylbenzene yielded benzoic and phenylacetic acids as transient intermediates, and these acids supported growth of the isolates.
Fedorak
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Department of Microbiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E9.
Westlake
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