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    Chemosphere. 1999 May;38(11):2501-7.

    In-vitro study of interaction between photooxidation and biodegradation of 2-methylphenanthrene by Sphingomonas SP. 2MPII.

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    Laboratoire d'Océanologie et de Biochimie, UMR 6535, Centre d'Océanologie de Marseille-OSU, Faculté des Sciences de Luminy, Marseille, France.

    Abstract

    This work reports a study of interactions between reactions of photooxidation and reactions of bacterial degradation of an alkylated polyaromatic hydrocarbon (2-methylphenanthrene). Bacterial growth was carried out using artificial sunlight as light source. Among the various products detected, the major product was identified as the 2-methylphenanthrene aldehyde. Sunlight allows accelerated elimination of the substrate. This enhancement of the biodegradation rate of 2 methylphenanthrene is due to the use of assimilable photoproducts by the bacterium.

    PMID:
    10204235
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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