Degradation of chlorinated nitroaromatic compounds

PK Arora, C Sasikala, CV Ramana - Applied microbiology and …, 2012 - Springer
Chlorinated nitroaromatic compounds (CNAs) are persistent environmental pollutants that
have been introduced into the environment due to the anthropogenic activities. Bacteria that …

A review on the genetics of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbon degradation

F Abbasian, R Lockington, M Megharaj… - Applied biochemistry and …, 2016 - Springer
Because of the high diversity of hydrocarbons, degradation of each class of these
compounds is activated by a specific enzyme. However, most of other downstream enzymes …

Three chromosome-scale Papaver genomes reveal punctuated patchwork evolution of the morphinan and noscapine biosynthesis pathway

X Yang, S Gao, L Guo, B Wang, Y Jia, J Zhou… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
For millions of years, plants evolve plenty of structurally diverse secondary metabolites (SM)
to support their sessile lifestyles through continuous biochemical pathway innovation. While …

Novel Three-Component Rieske Non-Heme Iron Oxygenase System Catalyzing the N-Dealkylation of Chloroacetanilide Herbicides in Sphingomonads DC-6 and DC …

Q Chen, CH Wang, SK Deng, YD Wu, Y Li… - Applied and …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Sphingomonads DC-6 and DC-2 degrade the chloroacetanilide herbicides
alachlor, acetochlor, and butachlor via N-dealkylation. In this study, we report a three …

Molecular Basis and Evolutionary Origin of 1-Nitronaphthalene Catabolism in Sphingobium sp. Strain JS3065

T Li, J Xu, AL Brower, ZJ Xu, Y Xu… - Applied and …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (nitro-PAHs) enter the environment from natural
sources and anthropogenic activities. To date, microorganisms able to mineralize nitro …

Microbial remediation of aromatics-contaminated soil

Y Xu, NY Zhou - Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, 2017 - Springer
Aromatics-contaminated soil is of particular environmental concern as it exhibits
carcinogenic and mutagenic properties. Bioremediation, a biological approach for the …

Responses of nitrobenzene removal performance and microbial community by modified biochar supported zerovalent iron in anaerobic soil

L Hainan, L Peng, L Qingqing, L Fang, Z Dong… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Biochar-supported ZVI have received increasing attention for their potential to remove
nitrobenzene in groundwater and soil. However, the capacity of this material to enhance the …

A Recently Assembled Degradation Pathway for 2,3-Dichloronitrobenzene in Diaphorobacter sp. Strain JS3051

T Li, YZ Gao, J Xu, ST Zhang, Y Guo, JC Spain… - Mbio, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Diaphorobacter sp. strain JS3051 utilizes 2, 3-dichloronitrobenzene (23DCNB), a toxic
anthropogenic compound, as the sole carbon, nitrogen, and energy source for growth, but …

The Gene Cluster for para-Nitrophenol Catabolism Is Responsible for 2-Chloro-4-Nitrophenol Degradation in Burkholderia sp. Strain SJ98

J Min, JJ Zhang, NY Zhou - Applied and environmental …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Burkholderia sp. strain SJ98 (DSM 23195) utilizes 2-chloro-4-nitrophenol (2C4NP) or para-
nitrophenol (PNP) as a sole source of carbon and energy. Here, by genetic and biochemical …

Toxicity and microbial degradation of nitrobenzene, monochloronitrobenzenes, polynitrobenzenes, and pentachloronitrobenzene

PK Arora, H Bae - Journal of Chemistry, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Nitrobenzene and its derivatives (NBDs) are highly toxic compounds that have been
released into the environment by anthropogenic activities. Many bacteria and fungi have …