Degradation of 3-Methylpyridine and 3-Ethylpyridine by Gordonia nitida LE31
2001; American Society for Microbiology; Volume: 67; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1128/aem.67.9.4342-4345.2001
ISSN1098-5336
AutoresJay J. Lee, Sung‐Keun Rhee, Sung‐Taik Lee,
Tópico(s)Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
ResumoABSTRACT Cells of Gordonia nitida LE31 grown on 3-methylpyridine degraded 3-ethylpyridine without a lag time and vice versa. Cyclic intermediates were not detected, but formic acid was identified as a metabolite. Degradation of levulinic acid was induced in cells grown on 3-methylpyridine and 3-ethylpyridine. Levulinic aldehyde dehydrogenase and formamidase activities were higher in cells grown on 3-methylpyridine and 3-ethylpyridine than in cells grown on acetate. These data indicate that 3-methylpyridine and 3-ethylpyridine were degraded via a new pathway involving C-2–C-3 ring cleavage.
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