| Literature DB >> 7765738 |
T Wunder1, S Kremer, O Sterner, H Anke.
Abstract
The metabolism of pyrene, a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of four rings, by Aspergillus niger SK 9317 was investigated. The metabolites formed were isolated and identified as 1-hydroxypyrene, 1,6- and 1,8-pyrenequinone, 1,6- and 1,8-dihydroxypyrene, 1-pyrenyl sulphate and 1-hydroxy-8-pyrenyl sulphate. This is the first report of 1-hydroxy-8-pyrenyl as a metabolite in the microbial metabolism of pyrene. The results suggest that A. niger metabolizes pyrene by cytochrome P-450 monooxygenase enzyme systems.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 7765738 DOI: 10.1007/BF00173932
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Microbiol Biotechnol ISSN: 0175-7598 Impact factor: 4.813