Induction of carbofuran oxidation to 4-hydroxycarbofuran by Pseudomonas sp. 50432.
Pseudomonas sp. 50432 biotransformed a highly toxic pesticide, carbofuran (2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethylbenzofuran-7-yl methylcarbamate) to 7-phenol (2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-7-hydroxy benzofuran) and several unknown metabolites. One of the unknown metabolites identified by gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy was 4-hydroxycarbofuran (2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-4-hydroxybenzofuran-7-yl methylcarbamate). It had a mass (237) similar to 3-hydroxycarbofuran and 5-hydroxycarbofuran but different fragmentation patterns. This is the first report in which an inducible oxidative enzyme, hydroxylase, mediated the conversion of carbofuran to 4-hydroxycarbofuran. A second constitutively synthesized enzyme hyrolase transformed carbofuran to 7-phenol.
D001711:Biotransformation; D002235:Carbofuran / Q000378:metabolism*; D007306:Insecticides / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010636:Phenols / Q000378:metabolism; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000378:metabolism*
D007306:Insecticides; D010636:Phenols; D002235:Carbofuran