title: Degradation of non-phenolic beta-o-4 lignin substructure model compounds by Acinetobacter sp.
abstract: Acinetobacter sp. utilized non-phenolic beta-o-4-model compounds, 2-methoxy-4-formylphenoxyacetic acid and veratrylglycerol-beta-guaiacyl ether (VGE) as sole carbon source. Vanillin, vanillic acid, protocatechuic acid and catechol were detected in the 2-methoxy-4-formylphenoxyacetic acid amended culture. Veratryl alcohol, veratraldehyde, veratric acid, vanillic acid, protocatechuic acid, catechol and guaiacol were identified from veratrylglycerol-beta-guaiacyl ether culture. Acinetobacter sp. produced catechol 1,2-dioxygenase and protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenase that cleaved catechol and protocatechuic acid, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Advanced Studies in Botany, University of Madras, India.
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vasudevan
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mahadevan
mesh_terms: D000150:Acinetobacter / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D001592:Benzyl Alcohols / Q000378:metabolism; D050548:Catechol 1,2-Dioxygenase; D002396:Catechols / Q000378:metabolism; D049308:Dioxygenases; D062385:Hydroxybenzoates / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008031:Lignin / Q000378:metabolism*; D010105:Oxygenases / Q000378:metabolism; D011520:Protocatechuate-3,4-Dioxygenase / Q000378:metabolism; D014641:Vanillic Acid / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001592:Benzyl Alcohols; D002396:Catechols; D062385:Hydroxybenzoates; C009091:protocatechuic acid; D008031:Lignin; D010105:Oxygenases; D049308:Dioxygenases; D050548:Catechol 1,2-Dioxygenase; D011520:Protocatechuate-3,4-Dioxygenase; D014641:Vanillic Acid; C042197:veratryl alcohol