Metabolism of Di- and Mono-n-Butyl Phthalate by Soil Bacteria.
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.
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Bayerische Landesanstalt für Bodenkultur und Pflanzenbau, Abteilung Pflanzenschutz, Munich, Germany.
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