caa a22 4500 60550153X CHVBK 20210128100601.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00253-015-6817-5 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00253-015-6817-5 The biodegradation vs. biotransformation of fluorosubstituted aromatics [Elektronische Daten] [Martina Kiel, Karl-Heinrich Engesser] Fluoroaromatics are widely and—in recent years—increasingly used as agrochemicals, starting materials for chemical syntheses and especially pharmaceuticals. This originates from the special properties the carbon-fluorine bond is imposing on organic molecules. Hence, fluoro-substituted compounds more and more are considered to be important potential environmental contaminants. On the other hand, the microbial potentials for their transformation and mineralization have received less attention in comparison to other haloaromatics. Due to the high electronegativity of the fluorine atom, its small size, and the extraordinary strength of the C-F bond, enzymes and mechanisms known to facilitate the degradation of chloro- or bromoarenes are not necessarily equally active with fluoroaromatics. Here, we review the literature on the microbial degradation of ring and side-chain fluorinated aromatic compounds under aerobic and anaerobic conditions, with particular emphasis being placed on the mechanisms of defluorination reactions. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2015 Degradation nationallicence Biotransformation nationallicence Fluoroaromatic compounds nationallicence Fluoride elimination nationallicence Microbial metabolism nationallicence Cometabolism nationallicence Kiel Martina Department of Biological Waste Air Purification, Institute of Sanitary Engineering, Water Quality and Solid Waste Management, University of Stuttgart, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany aut Engesser Karl-Heinrich Department of Biological Waste Air Purification, Institute of Sanitary Engineering, Water Quality and Solid Waste Management, University of Stuttgart, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany aut Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Springer Berlin Heidelberg 99/18(2015-09-01), 7433-7464 0175-7598 99:18<7433 2015 99 253 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-015-6817-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 review-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-015-6817-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kiel Martina Department of Biological Waste Air Purification, Institute of Sanitary Engineering, Water Quality and Solid Waste Management, University of Stuttgart, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Engesser Karl-Heinrich Department of Biological Waste Air Purification, Institute of Sanitary Engineering, Water Quality and Solid Waste Management, University of Stuttgart, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Springer Berlin Heidelberg 99/18(2015-09-01), 7433-7464 0175-7598 99:18<7433 2015 99 253