caa a22 4500 469101970 CHVBK 20180323133046.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e19920601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF00129093 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF00129093 Cerniglia Carl Microbiology Division, National Center for Toxicological Research, 72079, Jefferson, AR, USA aut Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons [Elektronische Daten] [Carl Cerniglia] The intent of this review is to provide an outline of the microbial degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. A catabolically diverse microbial community, consisting of bacteria, fungi and algae, metabolizes aromatic compounds. Molecular oxygen is essential for the initial hydroxylation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by microorganisms. In contrast to bacteria, filamentous fungi use hydroxylation as a prelude to detoxification rather than to catabolism and assimilation. The biochemical principles underlying the degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are examined in some detail. The pathways of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon catabolism are discussed. Studies are presented on the relationship between the chemical structure of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and the rate of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1992 biodegradation nationallicence degradation nationallicence detoxification nationallicence dioxygenase nationallicence hydroxylation nationallicence monooxygenase nationallicence polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons nationallicence ring cleavage nationallicence Biodegradation Kluwer Academic Publishers 3/2-3(1992-06-01), 351-368 0923-9820 3:2-3<351 1992 3 10532 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00129093 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00129093 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Cerniglia Carl Microbiology Division, National Center for Toxicological Research, 72079, Jefferson, AR, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Biodegradation Kluwer Academic Publishers 3/2-3(1992-06-01), 351-368 0923-9820 3:2-3<351 1992 3 10532 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer