Review Article
Microbial Degradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contaminants: An Overview
Table 1
Enzymes involved in biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons.
| Enzymes | Substrates | Microorganisms | References |
| Soluble Methane Monooxygenases | C1–C8 alkanes alkenes and cycloalkanes | Methylococcus | | Methylosinus | | Methylocystis | McDonald et al. [46] | Methylomonas | | Methylocella | |
| Particulate Methane Monooxygenases | C1–C5 (halogenated) alkanes and cycloalkanes | Methylobacter | | Methylococcus, | McDonald et al. [46] | Methylocystis | |
| AlkB related Alkane Hydroxylases | C5–C16 alkanes, fatty acids, alkyl benzenes, cycloalkanes and so forth | Pseudomonas | | Burkholderia | Jan et al. [47] | Rhodococcus, | Mycobacterium | |
| Eukaryotic P450 | C10–C16 alkanes, fatty acids | Candida maltosa | | Candida tropicalis |
Iida et al. [48] | Yarrowia lipolytica | |
| Bacterial P450 oxygenase system | C5–C16 alkanes, cycloalkanes | Acinetobacter | | Caulobacter |
Van Beilen et al. [49] | Mycobacterium | |
| Dioxygenases | C10–C30 alkanes | Acinetobacter sp. | Maeng et al. [50] |
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