4-nitrocatechol has been researched along with 4-cresol* in 1 studies
1 other study(ies) available for 4-nitrocatechol and 4-cresol
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Degradation and induction specificity in actinomycetes that degrade p-nitrophenol.
We have isolated two soil bacteria (identified as Arthrobacter aurescens TW17 and Nocardia sp. strain TW2) capable of degrading p-nitrophenol (PNP) and numerous other phenolic compounds. A. aurescens TW17 contains a large plasmid which correlated with the PNP degradation phenotype. Degradation of PNP by A. aurescens TW17 was induced by preexposure to PNP, 4-nitrocatechol, 3-methyl-4-nitrophenol, or m-nitrophenol, whereas PNP degradation by Nocardia sp. strain TW2 was induced by PNP, 4-nitrocatechol, phenol, p-cresol, or m-nitrophenol. A. aurescens TW17 initially degraded PNP to hydroquinone and nitrite. Nocardia sp. strain TW2 initially converted PNP to hydroquinone or 4-nitrocatechol, depending upon the inducing compound. Topics: Arthrobacter; Biodegradation, Environmental; Catechols; Cresols; Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; Nitrophenols; Nocardia; Phenol; Phenols; Soil Microbiology; Soil Pollutants | 1993 |