{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Sankhyan S"],"funding":["Sharda University"],"pagination":["31"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11856512"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["15(1)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a group of organic pollutants commonly found in the environment due to industrial activities, incomplete burning of fossil fuels, and oil spills. Bioremediation of PAHs has emerged as a promising approach. This study investigated the biodegradation of PAHs (anthracene, naphthalene, phenanthrene, anthraquinone, and anthrone) at 100 ppm to 1000 ppm in the presence of glucose and glycerol by a biosurfactant-producing strain of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> NG4. The quality of the biosurfactant produced by the bacterial strain was analyzed via emulsion index (E24), drop-collapse assay, and oil displacement assay. The PAH degradation efficiency was studied by HPLC and degradation metabolites were analyzed using GC-MS. Among all five PAHs (fed at 300 ppm), th"],"journal":["Journal of xenobiotics"],"pubmed_title":["Degradation of Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons by Biosurfactant-Producing <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> NG4."],"pmcid":["PMC11856512"],"funding_grant_id":["SU/SF/2022/04"],"pubmed_authors":["Sankhyan S","Pandit S","Kumar P","Sharma K","Ray S"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Degradation of Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons by Biosurfactant-Producing <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> NG4.","description":"Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a group of organic pollutants commonly found in the environment due to industrial activities, incomplete burning of fossil fuels, and oil spills. Bioremediation of PAHs has emerged as a promising approach. This study investigated the biodegradation of PAHs (anthracene, naphthalene, phenanthrene, anthraquinone, and anthrone) at 100 ppm to 1000 ppm in the presence of glucose and glycerol by a biosurfactant-producing strain of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> NG4. The quality of the biosurfactant produced by the bacterial strain was analyzed via emulsion index (E24), drop-collapse assay, and oil displacement assay. The PAH degradation efficiency was studied by HPLC and degradation metabolites were analyzed using GC-MS. Among all five PAHs (fed at 300 ppm), th","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Feb","modification":"2026-05-24T03:15:21.268Z","creation":"2025-04-04T02:54:14.483Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11856512","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39997374"],"doi":["10.3390/jox15010031"]}}