Utilization of acrylonitrile by bacteria isolated from petrochemical waste waters.
Indian J Exp Biol
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1990 Oct; 28(10): 968-71
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| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-56978
ABSTRACT
A bacterium, utilising acrylonitrile as a sole source of carbon and nitrogen, was isolated from Indian Petrochemical Corporation Limited (IPCL) waste waters and identified as Arthrobacter sp. This strain could also utilize acetonitrile, acetamide and acrylamide individually as a source of carbon and nitrogen. The metabolic studies with the whole cells indicated the sequential conversion of the nitrile to the respective amide and then to the respective acid and ammonia. The rate of nitrile hydrolysis was slower than the corresponding amide hydrolysis. Acrylic acid, the end product of acrylonitrile breakdown, did not support the growth when provided as a carbon source.
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Main subject:
Bacteria
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Water Microbiology
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Water Pollutants, Chemical
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Biodegradation, Environmental
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Acrylonitrile
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Petroleum
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Waste Disposal, Fluid
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Exp Biol
Year:
1990
Type:
Article
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