| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 584825 | Journal of Hazardous Materials | 2007 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
An acclimated activated sludge was examined for its ability to degrade meta-fluorophenol as sole carbon source in aerobic batch cultures. The mechanism study revealed that the initial step in the aerobic biodegradation of meta-fluorophenol was their transformation to fluorocatechol. Following transformation of the fluorophenol to fluorocatechol, ring cleavage by catechol 1,2-dioxygenases proceeded via an ortho-cleavage pathway, then defluorination occurred.
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Authors
Zhang Chaojie, Zhou Qi, Chen Ling, Wu Zhichao, Xu Bin,