Table 1. Viability of R. erythropolis IBBPo1 cells after 1% organic solvents exposure.
| Cell viabilitya | Organic solvents (log P OW b) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Cyclohexane (3.35) | n-Hexane (3.86) | n-Decane (5.98) | Toluene (2.64) | Styrene (2.86) | Ethylbenzene (3.17) | |
| 1 h | 4.7 × 107 | 3.0 × 105 | 2.7 × 106 | 2.0 × 106 | 7.3 × 102 | 4.0 × 103 | 3.1 × 105 |
| 24 h | 2.9 × 1011 | 2.7 × 108 | 2.0 × 109 | 3.4 × 1010 | 1.2 × 104 | 3.0 × 106 | 2.2 × 107 |
Legend:
a
= serial dilutions of cultures were spread on LB agar and the number of viable cells (cfu mL-1) was determined;
b
= logarithm of the partition coefficient of the solvent in octanol-water mixture.