Abstract
The metabolism of cyclohexanes by Rodococcus sp. EC1 was investigated using a sequential tracking method of degradation intermediate. Evidence for the formation of cyclohexanol, cyclohexaone, 2-cyclohexen-1-one, and phenol was presented. EC1 metabolized cyclohexane to phenol by aromatization of 2-cyclohexen-1-one, and furthermore gamma-butyrolactone as an intermediate of 2-cyclohexen-1-one was formed. Aromatization by EC1 was confirmed using tetrahydrofuran. Tetrahydrofuran was metabolized through aromatization reaction, involving furan and 2,3-dihydrofuran as key intermediates. EC1 can degrade cyclohexane and tetrahydrofuran in aromatization via desaturation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 393-396 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Hazardous Materials |
Volume | 191 |
Issue number | 1-3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 15 Jul 2011 |
Keywords
- Aromatization
- Cyclohexane
- Oxidation pathway
- Rhodococcus sp.