Metabolism of 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene by flavobacteria.
Flavobacteria that were able to grow on 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene (2,6-DMN) were isolated from soil. Most were able to oxidize a broad range of aromatic hydrocarbons after growth on 2,6-DMN at rates comparable to that of the oxidation of 2,6-DMN itself. One small group was neither able to grow on naphthalene nor able to oxidize this compound after growth on 2,6-DMN, but metabolized 2,6-DMN by a pathway which converged with that previously described for naphthalene metabolism in pseudomonads. These organisms could also grow on salicylate or methylsalicylate, and in so doing, early enzymes for 2,6-DMN metabolism were induced.
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Department of Biochemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada.
D000421:Alcaligenes / Q000201:enzymology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D005417:Flavobacterium / Q000201:enzymology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000378:metabolism*; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000201:enzymology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D014733:Vibrio / Q000201:enzymology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism
D009281:Naphthalenes; C028519:2,6-dimethylnaphthalene