| Literature DB >> 24225892 |
W R Blair1, G J Olson, F E Brinckman, W P Iverson.
Abstract
The accumulation and possible metabolic transformation of tri-n-butyltin cation by tin-resistant estuarine bacteria was studied. The bacterial isolates accumulated tributyltin to 3.7-7.7 mg tin per g dry weight of cells by a nonenergy requiring process, probably by adsorption to the cell envelope. Chemical speciation of cell extracts and culture media by combined liquid chromatography-atomic absorption spectrophotometry and tin-selective purge and trap flame photometric gas chromatography for possible tributyltin degradation products revealed no significant biotransformations of tributyltin cation by the tributyltin-resistant isolates. Apparently the isolates accumulate, but do not metabolize tributyltin.Entities:
Year: 1982 PMID: 24225892 DOI: 10.1007/BF02011428
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Microb Ecol ISSN: 0095-3628 Impact factor: 4.552