title: Metabolism of aromatic compounds by Caulobacter crescentus.
abstract: Cultures of Caulobacter crescentus were found to grow on a variety of aromatic compounds. Degradation of benzoate, p-hydroxybenzoate, and phenol was found to occur via beta-ketoadipate. The induction of degradative enzymes such as benzoate 1,2-dioxygenase, the ring cleavage enzyme catechol 1,2-dioxygenase, and cis, cis-muconate lactonizing enzyme appeared similar to the control mechanism present in Pseudomonas spp. Both benzoate 1,2-dioxygenase and catechol 1,2-dioxygenase had stringent specificities, as revealed by their action toward substituted benzoates and substituted catechols, respectively.
mesh_terms: D000272:Adipates / Q000378:metabolism; D001565:Benzoates / Q000378:metabolism*; D019817:Benzoic Acid; D050548:Catechol 1,2-Dioxygenase; D049308:Dioxygenases; D006088:Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D062385:Hydroxybenzoates / Q000378:metabolism*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D010105:Oxygenases / Q000378:metabolism; D010226:Parabens; D019800:Phenol; D010636:Phenols / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000272:Adipates; D001565:Benzoates; D062385:Hydroxybenzoates; D010226:Parabens; D010636:Phenols; C027316:3-oxoadipic acid; D019800:Phenol; D019817:Benzoic Acid; D010105:Oxygenases; D049308:Dioxygenases; D050548:Catechol 1,2-Dioxygenase; C038193:4-hydroxybenzoic acid