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A laboratory study was conducted to determine whether tetryl (2,4,6-trinitrophenylmethylnitramine) can be degraded by an anaerobic process. The results indicated that the metabolic conversion of tetryl to aniline is possible by a sulfate-reducing bacterial (SRB) consortium. This SRB consortium metabolized tetryl by co-metabolism with pyruvate as a growth substrate. For every mole of tetryl metabolized, 1 mole of aniline was produced, and the aniline was further metabolized. This metabolic conversion of tetryl is likely to be of value in the anaerobic treatment of tetryl-contaminated soil and ground water, such as found at many military ammunition sites.
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Received: 18 August 1999 / Accepted: 15 September 1999
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Boopathy, R. Formation of Aniline as a Transient Metabolite During the Metabolism of Tetryl by a Sulfate-Reducing Bacterial Consortium. Curr Microbiol 40, 190–193 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002849910038
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002849910038