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Fluoranthene degradation in Pseudomonas alcaligenes PA-10

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Pseudomonas alcaligenes strain PA-10 degrades thefour-ring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon fluoranthene, co-metabolically. HPLC analysisof the growth medium identified four intermediates, 9-fluorenone-1-carboxylicacid; 9-hydroxy-1-fluorene carboxylic acid; 9-fluorenone and 9-fluorenol, formedduring fluoranthene degradation. Pre-exposure of PA-10 to 9-fluorenone-1-carboxylic acidand 9-hydroxy-1-fluorene-carboxylic acid resulted inincreases in fluoranthene removal, while pre-exposure to9-fluorenone and 9-fluorenol resulted in a decrease influoranthene degradation. The rate of indole transformation was similarly affected by pre-exposureto these metabolic intermediates, indicating a link between fluoranthenedegradation and indigo formation in this strain.

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Gordon, L., Dobson, A.D. Fluoranthene degradation in Pseudomonas alcaligenes PA-10. Biodegradation 12, 393–400 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015029519142

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