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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2-3
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-6-18
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.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
B
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0923-9820
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
207-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Degradation of halogenated aromatic compounds.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Environmental and Toxicological Chemistry, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review