BIOCONVERSION OF SUBSTITUTED NAPHTHALENES TO THE CORRESPONDING SALICYLIC ACIDS

Authors
BESTETTI G DIGENNARO P GALLI E LEONI B PELIZZONI F SELLO G BIANCHI D
Citation
G. Bestetti et al., BIOCONVERSION OF SUBSTITUTED NAPHTHALENES TO THE CORRESPONDING SALICYLIC ACIDS, Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 40(6), 1994, pp. 791-793
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Applied microbiology and biotechnology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01757598
Volume
40
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
791 - 793
Database
ISI
SICI code
0175-7598(1994)40:6<791:BOSNTT>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
The Pseudomonas fluorescens N3 was isolated from soil for its ability to utilize naphthalene as a carbon source. The strain transforms 2,3-d imethyl-, 2-methoxy-, 1- and 2-ethylnaphthalenes to the corresponding salicylic acids competitively with chemical synthesis. The identificat ion of 2-hydroxy-2-carboxy-7-ethylchromane by biotransformation of 2-e thylnaphthalene, contributes to elucidating the steps involved in the catabolic pathways of naphthalenes to salicylaldehydes.