Degradation of nitriles and amides by the immobilized cells ofPseudomonas putida

✍ Scribed by K. D. Chapatwala; E. M. Hall; G. R. V. Babu

• Book ID: 104723863
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1993
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 348 KB
• Volume: 9
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1573-0972
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00328038

✦ Synopsis

Pseudomonas putida, capable of utilizing acetonitrile as a sole source of C and N, was immobilized in calcium alginate and the rates of degradation of nitriles, including acetonitrile, and their respective amides were studied. All the organic nitriles and amides tested were converted into NH3 and CO2.