title: Biotransformation of patulin by Gluconobacter oxydans.
abstract: A bacterium isolated from patulin-contaminated apples was capable of degrading patulin to a less-toxic compound, ascladiol. The bacterium was identified as Gluconobacter oxydans by 16S rRNA gene sequencing, whereas ascladiol was identified by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and proton and carbon nuclear magnetic resonance. Degradation of up to 96% of patulin was observed in apple juices containing up to 800 microg/ml of patulin and incubated with G. oxydans.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Sciences of Food Production, CNR, Via Amendola 122/O, 70126 Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ricelli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Baruzzi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Solfrizzo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morea
authors.forename: F P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Fanizzi
mesh_terms: D001628:Beverages / Q000382:microbiology*; D005506:Food Contamination; D005663:Furans / Q000378:metabolism; D020600:Gluconobacter oxydans / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D027845:Malus / Q000382:microbiology*; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000378:metabolism; D010365:Patulin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D010802:Phylogeny
chemical_list: D005663:Furans; D009183:Mycotoxins; C038422:ascladiol; D010365:Patulin