Abstract
The strain Streptomyces rochei 303 (VKM Ac-1284D) is capable of utilizing 2-chloro-,2,4-,2,6-dichloro- and 2,4,6-trichlorophenols as the sole source of carbon. Its resting cells completely dechlorinated and degraded 2-, 3-chloro-; 2,4-, 2,6-, 2,3-, 2,5-, 3,4-, 3,5-dichloro-; 2,4-, 2,6-dibromo-; 2,4,6-, 2,4,5-, 2,3,4-, 2,3,5-, 2,3,6-trichlorophenols; 2,3,5,6-tetrachloro- and pentachlorophenol. During chlorophenol degradation, a stoichiometric amount of chloride ions was released and chlorohydroquinols were formed as intermediates. In cell-free extracts of S. rochei, the activity of hydroxyquinol 1,2-dioxygenase was found. The enzyme was induced with chlorophenols. Of all so far described strains degrading polychlorophenols, S. rochei 303 utilized a wider range of chlorinated phenols as the sole sourse of carbon and energy.
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Abbreviations
- CP:
-
chlorophenol
- DCP:
-
dichlorophenol
- TCP:
-
trichlorophenol
- TeCP:
-
tetrachlorophenol
- PCP:
-
pentachlorophenol
- DBrP:
-
dibromophenol
- CHQ:
-
chlorohydroquinol
- DCHQ:
-
dichlorohydroquinol
- HHQ:
-
hydroxyhydroquinol
- CHHQ:
-
chlorohydroxyhydroquinol
- CC:
-
chlorocatechol
- TLC:
-
thin layer chromatography
- GC/MC:
-
chromato-mass-spectrometry
- HPLC:
-
high-performance liquid chromatography
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Golovleva, L.A., Zaborina, O., Pertsova, R. et al. Degradation of polychlorinated phenols by Streptomyces rochei 303. Biodegradation 2, 201–208 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00124494
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