title: [Utilization of 4-chlorobenzoic acid by Arthrobacter globiformis].
abstract: A strain of Arthrobacter globiformis utilizing 4-chlorobenzoic acid as a sole source of carbon and energy was isolated by the method of enrichment cultures from vegetable garden soil near Moscow. The yield of released chlorine upon the utilization of 4-chlorobenzoic acid exceeded 96% of the theoretically possible one. Biotin stimulated noticeably the utilization of the acid. The concentration of 4-chlorobenzoic acid that apparently did not inhibit the growth of the isolated organism was within the range of 0.5-0.6 g per litre. The strain utilized a number of mono- and dihydroxybenzoic acids but not benzoic acid. This observation make possible that dehalogenization occurs at the first step of preparative metabolism. The oxidation of 4-chlorobenzoic acid, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, protocatechuic acid and galactose by the cells grown on these compounds has been studied and shown that the oxidation system for 4-chlorobenzoic acid is an inducible one whereas that for 4-hydroxybenzoic and protocatechuic acids is a constitutive or a semiconstitutive one.
mesh_terms: D001173:Arthrobacter / Q000378:metabolism*; D001710:Biotin / Q000494:pharmacology; D002723:Chlorobenzoates / Q000378:metabolism*; D062385:Hydroxybenzoates / Q000378:metabolism; D009031:Moscow; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D010205:Pantothenic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013831:Thiamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D014805:Vitamin B 12 / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D002723:Chlorobenzoates; D062385:Hydroxybenzoates; D010205:Pantothenic Acid; C009091:protocatechuic acid; D001710:Biotin; D014805:Vitamin B 12; D013831:Thiamine
vernacular_title: Utilizatsiia 4-khlorbenzoĭnoĭ kisloty Arthrobacter globiformis.