title: Oxidation of carbazole to 3-hydroxycarbazole by naphthalene 1,2-dioxygenase and biphenyl 2,3-dioxygenase.
abstract: Naphthalene 1,2-dioxygenase from Pseudomonas sp. NCIB 9816-4 and biphenyl dioxygenase from Beijerinckia sp. B8/36 oxidized the aromatic N-heterocycle carbazole to 3-hydroxycarbazole. Toluene dioxygenase from Pseudomonas putida F39/D did not oxidize carbazole. Transformations were carried out by mutant strains which oxidize naphthalene and biphenyl to cis-dihydrodiols, and with a recombinant E. coli strain expressing the structural genes of naphthalene 1,2-dioxgenase from Pseudomonas sp. NCIB 9816-4. 3-Hydroxycarbazole is presumed to result from the dehydration of an unstable cis-dihydrodiol.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Resnick
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Torok
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Gibson
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism; D002227:Carbazoles / Q000378:metabolism*; D049308:Dioxygenases; D007506:Iron-Sulfur Proteins; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010105:Oxygenases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002227:Carbazoles; D007506:Iron-Sulfur Proteins; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes; C041514:carbazole; C085008:3-hydroxycarbazole; D010105:Oxygenases; D049308:Dioxygenases; C038703:naphthalene dioxygenase; C074161:biphenyl-2,3-dioxygenase