Cometabolism of m-chlorobenzoate by an Arthrobacter.

Applied microbiology ·Vol. 20 ·No. 2 ·1970-08-00 ·Pages 254-8

Horvath RS, Alexander M

Abstract

Twenty isolates representing nine bacterial genera were obtained from enrichment cultures and were shown to cometabolize one or more of 22 substituted benzoates. One of the isolates, an Arthrobacter sp., cometabolized m-chlorobenzoate to a product identified as 4-chlorocatechol by thin-layer chromatography and ultraviolet and infrared spectroscopy. The data indicate that cometabolism by the arthrobacter results from the formation of products by its benzoate-oxiding enzyme system that are not acted upon by the catechol-metabolizing enzymes of the bacterium.

MeSH Terms

Amines/metabolism Arthrobacter/enzymology,growth & development,metabolism Benzoates/metabolism Carbon Dioxide/biosynthesis Catechols/analysis,biosynthesis Chlorine/metabolism Chromatography, Thin Layer Infrared Rays Manometry Oxygen Consumption Spectrophotometry Ultraviolet Rays

Chemicals

Amines Benzoates Catechols Carbon Dioxide Chlorine

Authors & Affiliations

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Horvath R S

Alexander M

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Article Info

Journal

Applied microbiology

Abbr.

Appl Microbiol

ISSN

0003-6919

DOI

10.1128/am.20.2.254-258.1970

Published

1970-08-00

Pages

254-8

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

7605802

PMCID

PMC376911

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/am.20.2.254-258.1970 PMC Full Text

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