Degradation of diphenyl phthalate by Sphingomonas chungbukensis.
More than 80% of diphenyl phthalate (DPP) at 100 mg l(-1) was degraded by Sphingomonas chungbukensis KCTC 2955 in a mineral salts medium at pH 7.0 and 30 degrees C within 48 h. The maximum specific degradation rate was 5 mg DPP l(-1 )h(-1). It was rapidly converted to monophenyl phthalate and phthalic acid which were further degraded.
School of Life Science, Chungbuk National University, 12 Gaeshin-Dong, Heungduk-Gu, Cheongju 361-763, South Korea.
Dae-Soon
DS
Kim
Hyun-Ju
HJ
Um
Eun-Suk
ES
Lim
Jiho
J
Min
Yang-Hoon
YH
Kim
D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010795:Phthalic Acids / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D012722:Sewage / Q000382:microbiology*; D013045:Species Specificity; D020578:Sphingomonas / Q000145:classification* / Q000378:metabolism*
D007220:Industrial Waste; D010795:Phthalic Acids; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D012722:Sewage; C032279:phthalic acid