Biphenyl degradation
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Biphenyl degradation is the process of converting the mildly toxic biphenyl into nontoxic compounds. The ability to do so by adding oxygen molecules to the aromatic rings of biphenyl is found in some bacteria. It has been demonstrated that some bacteria that have degraded biphenyl can then also degrade polychlorinated biphenyls, synthetic substances that are considerably more harmful to the environment than their natural counterparts.
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