Aerobic Growth of Escherichia coli with 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) as the Sole Nitrogen Source and Evidence of TNT Denitration by Whole Cells and Cell-Free Extracts | Zendy

Benoît Stenuit | Zendy; Laurent Eyers | Zendy; Raoul Rozenberg | Zendy; JeanLouis HabibJiwan | Zendy; Spiros N. Agathos | Zendy

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Aerobic Growth of Escherichia coli with 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) as the Sole Nitrogen Source and Evidence of TNT Denitration by Whole Cells and Cell-Free Extracts

Author(s) -

Benoît Stenuit,

Laurent Eyers,

Raoul Rozenberg,

JeanLouis HabibJiwan,

Spiros N. Agathos

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

applied and environmental microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552

H-Index - 324

eISSN - 1070-6291

pISSN - 0099-2240

DOI - 10.1128/aem.01052-06

Subject(s) - trinitrotoluene , escherichia coli , nitrite , chemistry , bacteria , nitrogen , biochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , nitrate , organic chemistry , genetics , gene , explosive material

Escherichia coli grew aerobically with 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) as sole nitrogen source and caused TNT's partial denitration. This reaction was enhanced in nongrowing cell suspensions with 0.516 mol nitrite released per mol TNT. Cell extracts denitrated TNT in the presence of NAD(P)H. Isomers of amino-dimethyl-tetranitrobiphenyl were detected and confirmed with U-15N-labeled TNT.

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