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Anthracene is a solid polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) of formula C14H10, consisting of three fused benzene rings. It is a component of coal tar. Anthracene is used in the production of the red dye alizarin and other dyes. Anthracene is colorless but exhibits a blue (400–500 nm peak) fluorescence under ultraviolet radiation. Occurrence and production Coal tar, which contains around 1.5% anthracene, remains a major source of this material. Common impurities are phenanthrene and carbazole. The mineral form of anthracene is called freitalite and is related to a coal deposit. A classic laboratory method for the preparation of anthracene is by cyclodehydration of o-methyl- or o-methylene-substituted diarylketones in the so-called Elbs reaction, for example from o-tolyl phenyl ketone. Reactions Reduction Reduction of anthracene with alkali metals yields the deeply colored radical anion salts M+[anthracene]− (M = Li, Na, K). Hydrogenation gives 9,10-

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Responses of Mycobacterium sp. LB501T to the low bioavailability of solid anthracene (vol 58, pg 378, 2002)

Springer Verlag2002

Influence of the growth substrate on ester-linked phospho- and glycolipid fatty acids of PAH-degrading Mycobacterium sp LB501T

The influences of poorly water-soluble anthracene on ester-linked phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) and glycolipid fatty acid (GLFA) profiles of Mycobacterium sp. LB501T were studied. Bacteria were cultivated on either anthracene or glucose (one culture with successively amended small doses of this substrate and one with excess concentrations) to distinguish between influences of the chemical structure and the bioavailability of the growth substrate. Results revealed that GLFA and PLFA profiles of M . sp. LB501T depended on the availability and the structure of the carbon source. Fatty acid profiles obtained with anthracene differed from those obtained with excess glucose. They were interpreted as a specific adaptation to this poorly bioavailable polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH). In contrast, profiles obtained with low glucose concentrations showed clear signs of starvation stress. Stable carbon isotopic ratios (delta(13) C) of GLFA and PLFA of M. sp. LB501T were analysed to characterize the (13) C-fractionation during the biosynthesis of individual fatty acids and to evaluate their value as markers for substrate usage. Although the delta(13) C values of PLFA and GLFA showed differential isotope fractionation during anthracene- and glucose-degradation, they were sufficiently distinct to be used as signatures of bacterial substrate usage.

Wiley-Blackwell2003

Responses of Mycobacterium sp LB501T to the low bioavailability of solid anthracene

Several recent reports have indicated that some bacteria may have adapted to the low bioavailability of hydrophobic environmental chemicals and that generalizations about the bioavailability of compounds such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) may be inappropriate. Experimental evidence and theoretical considerations show that the utilization of PAHs requires bioavailability-enhancing mechanisms of the bacteria such as: (1) high-affinity uptake systems, (2) adhesion to the solid substrate, and (3) biosurfactant excretion. We examined possible specific physiological responses of anthracene-degrading Mycobacterium sp. LB501T to poorly water-soluble anthracene in batch cultures, using solid anthracene as a sole carbon source. Mycobacterium sp. LB501T exhibited a high specific affinity for anthracene (a(A)(0)=32,500 1 g(-1) protein h(-1)) and grew as a confluent biofilm on solid anthracene present as sole carbon source. No biofilm formation on anthracene was observed when excess glucose was provided as an additional substrate. This difference could be attributed to a modification of the cell surface of the bacterium. Anthracene-grown cells were significantly more hydrophobic and more negatively charged than glucose-grown cells. In adhesion experiments, anthracene-grown cells adhered 1.5- to 8.0-fold better to hydrophobic Teflon and up to 70-fold better to anthracene surfaces than glucose-grown cells. However, no production of biosurfactants was observed. Our results thus indicate that attachment and biofilm formation may be a specific response of Mycobacterium sp. LB501T to optimize substrate bioavailability.

Springer Verlag2002

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