Journal of Japan Oil Chemists' Society
Online ISSN : 1884-2003
ISSN-L : 0513-398X
Biodegradation of 2-Sulfonatofatty Acid Methyl Ester (α-SFMe).II
Biodegradation Pathways of α-SFMe
Mitsuteru MASUDAHiroshi ODAKEKazuaki MIURAKeiko ITOKaoru YAMADAKenkichi OBA
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1993 Volume 42 Issue 11 Pages 905-909

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The biodegradation pathways of α-SFMe were determined based on changes in the chemical structure of C14-α-SFMe by IR, NMR and HPLC analyses in the MITI test.
Microbial attack on the surfactant structure was initiated by ω-oxidation to form a carboxyl group and continued with β-oxidation, causing the removal of two carbons at a time, to form a temporary intermediate, monomethyl α-sulfosuccinate. Degradation subsequently occurred by desulfonation.
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