Help viewing high resolution images Return to article

Click on image to view larger version.

FIG. 2. Proposed metabolic pathway illustrating biodegradation of an n-alkylcyclohexane (a) and an n-alkylbenzene (b) by an Alcanivorax sp. strain MBIC4326 (adapted from reference 159). The major metabolic route of ß-oxidation is shown with bold arrows, while minor routes are indicated with open arrows and a novel metabolic route by large open arrows. Pathway a: A, n-octadecylcyclohexane; B, 4-cyclohexabutanoic acid; C, 4-cyclohexyl-2-butanoic acid; D, cyclohexane acetic acid; E, 4-cyclohexyl-2-butenoic acid; F, cyclohexane carboxylic acid; G, 1-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid; H, benzoic acid; I, 3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid. Pathway b: I, n-hexadecylbenzene; II, 4-phenylbutanoic acid; III, 4-phenylbutenoic acid; IV, phenylacetic acid; V, 4-phenylbutenoic acid; VI, benzoic acid.

Return to article