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. 1994 Feb;176(3):932–934. doi: 10.1128/jb.176.3.932-934.1994

Identification of a hydride-Meisenheimer complex as a metabolite of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene by a Mycobacterium strain.

C Vorbeck 1, H Lenke 1, P Fischer 1, H J Knackmuss 1
PMCID: PMC205133  PMID: 8300548

Abstract

A bacterial strain, Mycobacterium sp. strain HL 4-NT-1, enriched with 4-nitrotoluene as its sole source of nitrogen, was able to metabolize 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene under aerobic conditions. The dark red-brown metabolite, which accumulated in the culture fluid, was identified as a hydride-Meisenheimer complex by comparison with an authentic synthetic sample.

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