Degradation of phenolic compounds by the
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M. Krug; H. Ziegler; Dr. G. Straube
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Article
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1985
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The yeast Cnndida tropicalis HP 15 was able to utilize phenol up to concentrations of 2.5 g/l as a sole carbon and energy source. Phenol was metabolized via the ,B-kctoadipate pathway by an inducible enzyme system. Besides phenol, resorcinol, quinol, hydroxyquinol, catechol, and to a lesser extend