Open AccessIsolation and characterization of a meta‐cleavage product in the degradation of quinaldic acid by Azotobacter sp.
Author(s) -
Dembek Gunnar,
Lingens Franz
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1988.tb03188.x
Subject(s) - chemistry , mutant , cleavage (geology) , butyrate , pyridine , azotobacter , degradation (telecommunications) , isolation (microbiology) , stereochemistry , biochemistry , medicinal chemistry , bacteria , fermentation , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , gene , paleontology , telecommunications , genetics , fracture (geology) , computer science
From different samples of soil seventeen strains were isolated which grew aerobically in mineral salts medium with quinaldic acid as sole carbon source. Mutants were induced with N ‐methyl‐ N ′‐nitro‐ N ‐nitrosoguanidine. One mutant could be isolated which accumulated a yellow compound. The properties of this purified compound were those expected for 2‐oxo‐3‐(4′‐hydroxy‐2′‐oxo‐3′,4′‐en‐butyrate)‐pyridine‐6‐carboxylic acid.