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Oxidation of the Carcinogens Benzo[ a ]pyrene and Benzo[ a ]anthracene to Dihydrodiols by a Bacterium
Abstract
A mutant strain of Beijerinckia , after growth with succinate plus biphenyl, contains an enzyme system that oxidizes benzo[ a ]pyrene and benzo[ a ]anthracene to mixtures of vicinal dihydrodiols. The major dihydrodiol formed from benzo[ a ]pyrene was identified as cis -9,10-dihydroxy-9,10-dihydrobenzo[ a ]pyrene by comparison with a synthetic sample. Benzo[ a ]anthracene was metabolized to four dihydrodiols, the major isomer being cis -1,2-dihydroxy-1,2-dihydrobenzo[ a ]anthracene.
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- Gibson, D. T., Mahadevan, V., Jerina, D. M., Yagi, H., & Yeh, H. J. C.
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 1975-07-25
- Volume
- 189
- Issue
- 4199
- Pages
- 295-297
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
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- W2072389657
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- 243
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- 22.62
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- journal article
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- en
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- closed
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