Figure 2.

Inhibition of (A and B) catalytic activity of the model enzyme β‐galactosidase, and (C and D) growth rate of P. putida, by hydrophobic substances and other environmentally relevant stressors: (A) β‐galactosidase activity in the presence of hydrophobic compounds or (B) hydrophilic chaotropes, (C) growth rate of P. putida in media containing hydrophobic compounds or (D) hydrophilic chaotropes. Enzyme assays were carried out independently in duplicate (β‐galactosidase) and P. putida stress tolerance assays were carried out in triplicate; plotted values are means, and standard deviations are shown.