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Polymerization of Phenolic Compounds by a Soil‐Enzyme Complex
Author(s) -
Suflita Joseph M.,
Bollag JeanMarc
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1981.03615995004500020014x
Subject(s) - guaiacol , chemistry , lignin , phenols , polymerization , oxidative coupling of methane , enzyme , xenobiotic , thin layer chromatography , organic chemistry , oxidative phosphorylation , carbon fibers , catalysis , environmental chemistry , biochemistry , polymer , materials science , composite number , composite material
Phenolic substrates representing lignin or xenobiotic model compounds were incubated with a phenoloxidase‐like catalyst extracted from soil. The resulting oxidative products were separated by thin‐layer chromatography and characterized by mass spectrometry. The soil‐enzyme complex transformed guaiacol, 1‐naphthol, and 4‐chloro‐l‐naphthol into oligomeric products by carbon‐to‐carbon and carbon‐to‐oxygen coupling reactions. Heat inactivated soil extract controls showed no ability to polymerize the various substrates. These results support the view that biosynthetic reactions, exemplified by the oxidative coupling of phenols, affect the fate of various chemicals introduced to the environment.