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To review the industrial synthesis, toxicity, and persistence of nitroaromatic compounds while examining the evolutionary emergence of bacterial pathways capable of completely degrading them.

May 27, 2010Microbiology and Molecular Biology ReviewsOpen Access

Nitroaromatic Compounds, from Synthesis to Biodegradation

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KJKou‐San JuThe Ohio State University RPRebecca E. ParalesUniversity of California, Davis

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Review uncovers bacterial metabolic pathways mineralizing toxic nitroaromatic pollutants in contaminated environments, highlighting microbial adaptation for environmental bioremediation.

Key Points

To review the industrial synthesis, toxicity, and persistence of nitroaromatic compounds while examining the evolutionary emergence of bacterial pathways capable of completely degrading them.
Reviewed synthetic and natural origins of nitroaromatic compounds along with the chemical basis for their environmental persistence and toxicity.
Evaluated isolated bacterial strains, metabolic catabolic pathways, and enzymatic adaptations that facilitate the complete mineralization of nitroaromatics.
Electron-withdrawing nitro groups stabilize the benzene ring against oxidative cleavage, driving environmental persistence, bioaccumulation, and transformation into carcinogenic aromatic amines.
Indigenous bacteria in polluted soils and groundwater have rapidly evolved novel degradative pathways, utilizing recalcitrant nitroaromatics as alternative sources of carbon, nitrogen, and metabolic energy.

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Ju et al. (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dfec85de200760a861543a https://doi.org/10.1128/mmbr.00006-10

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May 27, 2010Microbiology and Molecular Biology ReviewsOpen Access

Nitroaromatic Compounds, from Synthesis to Biodegradation

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KJKou‐San JuThe Ohio State University RPRebecca E. ParalesUniversity of California, Davis

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Implication

Review uncovers bacterial metabolic pathways mineralizing toxic nitroaromatic pollutants in contaminated environments, highlighting microbial adaptation for environmental bioremediation.

Key Points

To review the industrial synthesis, toxicity, and persistence of nitroaromatic compounds while examining the evolutionary emergence of bacterial pathways capable of completely degrading them.
Reviewed synthetic and natural origins of nitroaromatic compounds along with the chemical basis for their environmental persistence and toxicity.
Evaluated isolated bacterial strains, metabolic catabolic pathways, and enzymatic adaptations that facilitate the complete mineralization of nitroaromatics.
Electron-withdrawing nitro groups stabilize the benzene ring against oxidative cleavage, driving environmental persistence, bioaccumulation, and transformation into carcinogenic aromatic amines.
Indigenous bacteria in polluted soils and groundwater have rapidly evolved novel degradative pathways, utilizing recalcitrant nitroaromatics as alternative sources of carbon, nitrogen, and metabolic energy.

Cite This Study

Ju et al. (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dfec85de200760a861543a https://doi.org/10.1128/mmbr.00006-10

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