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Fluorene, diphenyl ether, dibenzo-p-dioxin, and carbazole were used by a dibenzofuran-utilizing Janibacter sp. strain YY-1. Metabolites were identified by GC-MS. Angular dioxygenation was the major pathway for degradation of fluorene, diphenyl ether, and dibenzo-p-dioxin but not for carbazole. Lateral dioxygenation of all tested compounds was indicated by the detection of mono- or di-hydroxylated compounds. The bacterium also catalyzed the monooxygenation of fluorene at the C9 position.
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Yamazoe, A., Yagi, O. & Oyaizu, H. Biotransformation of fluorene, diphenyl ether, dibenzo-p-dioxin and carbazole by Janibacter sp.. Biotechnology Letters 26, 479–486 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:BILE.0000019554.49484.40
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