Involvement of manganese in conversion of phenylalanine to benzaldehyde bylactic acid bacteria

Authors
Groot, MNN de Bont, JAM
Citation
Mnn. Groot et Jam. De Bont, Involvement of manganese in conversion of phenylalanine to benzaldehyde bylactic acid bacteria, APPL ENVIR, 65(12), 1999, pp. 5590-5593
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,Microbiology
Journal title
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00992240 → ACNP
Volume
65
Issue
12
Year of publication
1999
Pages
5590 - 5593
Database
ISI
SICI code
0099-2240(199912)65:12<5590:IOMICO>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
We examined the involvement of Mn(II) in the conversion of phenylalanine to benzaldehyde in cell extracts of lactic acid bacteria. Experiments perform ed with Lactobacillus plantarum demonstrated that Mn(II), present at high l evels in this strain, is involved in benzaldehyde formation by catalyzing t he conversion of phenylpyruvic acid. Experiments performed with various lac tic acid bacterial strains belonging to different genera revealed that benz aldehyde formation in a strain was related to a high Mn(II) level.