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Dehalogenation of Polyhalogenated Dioxins
Author(s) -
van Pée KarlHeinz
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200301662
Subject(s) - halogenation , reductive dechlorination , environmental chemistry , chemistry , sediment , contamination , biodegradation , ecology , geology , organic chemistry , biology , paleontology
Bacterial combat on dioxins: A bacterial strain detected in a sediment sample from a creek contaminated with dioxins in the Bitterfeld region, Germany, dehalogenates different polyhalogenated dioxins under anaerobic conditions by reductive dehalogenation (see scheme). This reaction is coupled to the generation of energy and to growth (dehalorespiration).