
%0 Journal Article
%A Heritage, AD 
%A MacRae, IC 
%T Degradation of Hexachlorocyclohexanes and Structurally Related Substances by Clostridium Sphenoides
%J Australian Journal of Biological Sciences
%D 1979/10/01
%V 32
%N 5
%P 493-500
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/BI9790493
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/BI9790493 
%X Washed cell suspensions of C. sphelloides adapted to the y-isomer of 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane (y-HCH), metabolized IX- and y-HCH but not p- and o-HCH. Temperature and pH optima for the metabolism of y- HCH were found to be 40°C and pH 8 ·0. The y-HCH-adapted suspensions also metabolized the P-, y- and o-isomers of 3,4,5,6-tetrachloro-l-cyclohexene, 2,3,4,5,6-pentachloro-2- cyclohexen-l-ol, y-l ,2,3,4,5,6-pentachlorocyclohex-l-ene, and 1,2,3,4,5-pentachlorocyclohexane. The suspensions did not metabolize a selection of chlorinated benzenes, dichlorocyclohexane and chlorocyclohexane. 
