Degradation of phenol through orthocleavage pathway by Pseudomonas stutzeri strain SPC-2.

Ahamad, P. Y. A. and Kunhi, A. A. M. (1996) Degradation of phenol through orthocleavage pathway by Pseudomonas stutzeri strain SPC-2. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 22 (1). pp. 26-29.

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Abstract

Generally pseudomonads degrade phenol through the meta-pathway, but Pseudomonas stutzeri strain SPC2 isolated by flask enrichment of municipal sewage degraded phenol through the orthu-pathway. The strain utilized up to 1200 ppm of phenol as a sole source of carbon and energy. The strain also degraded benzoate and 4-hydroxy and 3,4-dihydroxybenzoates via the ortho-pathway. Cell-free extracts of the strain grown on these substrates showed fairly good catechol 1,2- dioxygenase (C1,2-D) and protocatechuate 3,4-dioxyenase (PCA 3,4-D) activities, the induction of both activities being increased by benzoate. No meta-cleavage activities were detected.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Pseudomonas stutzeri ortho-pathway degradation
Subjects:	500 Natural Sciences and Mathematics > 07 Life Sciences > 04 Microbiology
Divisions:	Food Microbiology
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	02 Jul 2009 11:10
Last Modified:	28 Dec 2011 09:45
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/3681

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