Summary

Nocardia strains that were able to degrade isoprene were isolated from several locations using enrichment cultures with isoprene or 1,3-butadiene as the sole carbon and energy source. Specific growth rates of representative isolates on isoprene and 1,3-butadiene ranged from 0.05 to 0.2 h−1. The initial oxygenation of both 1,3-butadiene and isoprene was mediated by mono-oxygenases which converted these alkadienes into the respective epoxyalkanes.

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