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Novel metabolites in phenanthrene and pyrene transformation by Aspergillus niger
1Institute of Microbiology, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany. usack@merlin.biologie.uni-jena.de
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
|July 1, 1997
Abstract:
Aspergillus niger, isolated from hydrocarbon-contaminated soil, was examined for its potential to degrade phenanthrene and pyrene. Two novel metabolites, 1-methoxyphenanthrene and 1-methoxypyrene, were identified by conventional chemical techniques. Minor metabolites identified were 1- and 2-phenanthrol and 1-pyrenol. No 14CO2 evolution was observed in either [14C]phenanthrene or [14C]pyrene cultures.