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Microbial degradation of alkenylbenzenes

✍ Scribed by K. E. O'Connor; A. D. W. Dobson

Book ID: 104739055
Publisher: Springer
Year: 1996
Tongue: English
Weight: 590 KB
Volume: 12
Category: Article
ISSN: 1573-0972
DOI: 10.1007/bf00360916

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✦ Synopsis

Alkenylbenzenes are produced in large quantities by the petrochemical industry. The simplest of these alkenylbenzenes, styrene, is in widespread use in the polymer-processing industry and is thus found in many industrial effluents. Airborne gaseous emissions of styrene are particular problems due to the potential toxicity and carcinogenicity of the compound. The catabolic pathways involved in the degradation of styrene have been well characterised. With an increased knowledge of the adaptative response which microorganisms exhibit when exposed to higher styrene concentrations, together with an understanding of the genetic regulation of the catabolic pathways which operate in these microbial strains, it is likely that these organisms could be exploited in areas such as biotransformations, biocatalysis and bioremediation.

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