Metabolism of 2-chlorobenzoic acid in Pseudomonas stutzeri

Folia Microbiol (Praha). 1995;40(5):454-6. doi: 10.1007/BF02814721.

Abstract

3-Chloropyrocatechol is formed as a result of oxidation of 2-chlorobenzoate by Pseudomonas stutzeri. 2-Chloro-cis,cis-muconic acid is the product of oxidation of 3-chloropyrocatechol. A catabolic pathway for the degradation of 2-chlorobenzoate by a newly isolated strain of P. stutzeri is proposed.

MeSH terms

  • Adipates / metabolism
  • Aerobiosis
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism
  • Biodegradation, Environmental
  • Catechol 1,2-Dioxygenase
  • Catechols / metabolism
  • Chlorobenzoates / metabolism*
  • Dioxygenases*
  • Environmental Pollutants / metabolism*
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Oxygenases / metabolism
  • Pesticide Residues / metabolism*
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls / metabolism
  • Pseudomonas / isolation & purification
  • Pseudomonas / metabolism*
  • Sorbic Acid / analogs & derivatives
  • Sorbic Acid / metabolism

Substances

  • Adipates
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Catechols
  • Chlorobenzoates
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Pesticide Residues
  • 3-chlorocatechol
  • 2-chloromuconic acid
  • 2-chlorobenzoic acid
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls
  • Oxygenases
  • Dioxygenases
  • Catechol 1,2-Dioxygenase
  • benzoate 1,2-dioxygenase
  • Sorbic Acid