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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
2-3
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1992-6-18
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pubmed:abstractText |
Due to their persistence, haloaromatics are compounds of environmental concern. Aerobically, bacteria degrade these compounds by mono- or dioxygenation of the aromatic ring. The common intermediate of these reactions is (halo)catechol. Halocatechol is cleaved either intradiol (ortho-cleavage) or extradiol (meta-cleavage). In contrast to ortho-cleavage, meta-cleavage of halocatechols yields toxic metabolites. Dehalogenation may occur fortuitously during oxygenation. Specific dehalogenation of aromatic compounds is performed by hydroxylases, in which the halo-substituent is replaced by a hydroxyl group. During reductive dehalogenation, haloaromatic compounds may act as electron-acceptors. Herewith, the halosubstituent is replaced by a hydrogen atom.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
B
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:issn |
0923-9820
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
1
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
207-20
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading | |
pubmed:year |
1990
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Degradation of halogenated aromatic compounds.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Environmental and Toxicological Chemistry, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Review
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