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ABSTRACT:
INSTRUMENT(S): LTQ Orbitrap
ORGANISM(S): Cupriavidus Basilensis
SUBMITTER: Daniela Zuehlke
LAB HEAD: Katharina Riedel
PROVIDER: PXD004208 | Pride | 2018-07-19
REPOSITORIES: Pride
Applied microbiology and biotechnology 20170103 9
The biphenyl-degrading Gram-negative bacterium Cupriavidus basilensis (formerly Ralstonia sp.) SBUG 290 uses various aromatic compounds as carbon and energy sources and has a high capacity to transform bisphenol A (BPA), which is a hormonally active substance structurally related to biphenyl. Biphenyl-grown cells initially hydroxylated BPA and converted it to four additional products by using three different transformation pathways: (a) formation of multiple hydroxylated BPA, (b) ring fission, a ...[more]