Publication Date:
2014-12-03
Description:
Some bacteria have the remarkable ability to grow on aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene, and naphthalene. This is remarkable because the resonance energy of benzanoid rings renders these compounds extraordinarily stable to biodegradation. It turns out bacterial dioxygenases can relieve ring resonance by a unique reaction involving molecular oxygen...
Keywords:
Retrospectives
Print ISSN:
0027-8424
Electronic ISSN:
1091-6490
Topics:
Biology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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