title: Phthalate metabolism in Pseudomonas testosteroni: accumulation of 4,5-dihydroxyphthalate by a mutant strain.
abstract: A mutant strain of Pseudomonas testosteroni blocked in phthalate catabolism converted phthalate into 4,5-dihydroxyphthalate. The latter compound was isolated, and its physical properties were determined. A stoichiometric conversion of the compound to protocatechuate was demonstrated spectrophotometrically with crude extracts of a protocatechuate 4,5-dioxygenase-deficient mutant. Therefore, phthalate is metabolized through 4,5-dihydroxyphthalate and protocatechuate, which is further degraded by protocatechuate 4,5-dioxygenase in P. testosteroni. By using several mutants blocked in phthalate catabolism, 4,5-dihydroxyphthalate decarboxylase was shown to be induced by phthalate. A simple spectrophotometric assay for the enzyme is also reported.
mesh_terms: D002262:Carboxy-Lyases / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism; D004790:Enzyme Induction; D009154:Mutation; D010795:Phthalic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D011520:Protocatechuate-3,4-Dioxygenase / Q000096:biosynthesis; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D013053:Spectrophotometry; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D010795:Phthalic Acids; D011520:Protocatechuate-3,4-Dioxygenase; D002262:Carboxy-Lyases