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Abstract
1. A strain of Azotobacter chroococcum which could use 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) as sole carbon source was isolated. 2. The strain metabolized 2,4-D via p-chlorophenoxyacetic acid, p-chlorophenol and 4-chlorocatechol; the last metabolite was cleaved by catechol 1,2-dioxygenase. 3. The enzyme exhibited broad substrate specificity.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2219955 DOI: 10.3109/00498259009046876
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Xenobiotica ISSN: 0049-8254 Impact factor: 1.908