title: Bidirectional transformation of aromatic aldehydes by Desulfovibrio desulfuricans under nitrate-dissimilating conditions.
abstract: Desulfovibrio desulfuricans ATCC 27774 was screened for reactivity against aromatic compounds during lactate-dependent, nitrate-dissimilating growth. Only aromatic aldehydes (benzaldehyde, 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde, 3-hydroxybenzaldehyde, 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, vanillin, iso-vanillin and o-vanillin) were reactive and, with the exception of 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde, were stimulatory to lactate-dependent growth. Aromatic aldehydes were transformed to their corresponding benzoate and benzyl alcohol derivatives, with the ratio of benzoate-to-benzyl alcohol derivatives being dependent upon lactate availability. In presence of lactate, aromatic aldehydes were primarily reduced to their corresponding benzyl alcohol derivatives; in the absence of lactate, aromatic aldehydes were mainly oxidized to their corresponding benzoate derivatives. In the absence of nitrate, 3-hydroxybenzaldehyde was neither reduced nor oxidized. These results indicate that D. desulfuricans is competent in the bidirectional transformation of aromatic aldehydes under nitrate-dissimilating conditions and that the direction of transformation (i.e. reduction or oxidation) is regulated by reductant availability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Mississippi, University, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parekh
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Drake
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Daniel
mesh_terms: D000447:Aldehydes / Q000378:metabolism*; D001547:Benzaldehydes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D001565:Benzoates / Q000378:metabolism; D001592:Benzyl Alcohols / Q000378:metabolism; D001711:Biotransformation; D003901:Desulfovibrio / Q000378:metabolism*; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D009566:Nitrates / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction
chemical_list: D000447:Aldehydes; D001547:Benzaldehydes; D001565:Benzoates; D001592:Benzyl Alcohols; D009566:Nitrates; D019344:Lactic Acid; C011275:3-hydroxybenzaldehyde