학술논문
Biodegradation of phenols by the alga Ochromonas danica
Document Type
Academic Journal
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Source
Applied and Environmental Microbiology. April, 1996, Vol. 62 Issue 4, p1265, 9 p.
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ISSN
0099-2240
Abstract
The eukaryotic alga Ochromonas danica grows on phenol as the only carbon source in axenic culture, converting phenols to the respective catechols. These are subsequently degraded by the meta-cleavage pathway. [U-14C]phenol is totally degraded, with 65% of the isotope being converted to 14CO2, 15% remaining in aqueous solution and the rest in the biomass. Analysis of the biomass reveals that the protein, nucleic acid and lipid fractions have 14C.