title: Degradation of aromatic compounds and degradative pathway of 4-nitrocatechol by Ochrobactrum sp. B2.
abstract: The potential capacity of a soil methyl parathion-degrading bacterium strain, Ochrobactrum sp. B2, for degrading various aromatic compounds were investigated. The results showed B2 was capable of degrading diverse aromatic compounds, but amino-substituted benzene compounds, at a concentration up to 100 mg L(-1) in 4 days. B2 could use 4-nitrocatechol (4-NC) as a sole carbon and energy source with release of nitrite ion. The pathway for 4-NC degradation via 1,2,4-benzenetriol (BT) and hydroquinone (HQ) formation in B2 was proposed based on the identification and quantification of intermediates by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Degradation studies carried out on a plasmid-cured derivative showed that the genes for 4-NC degradative pathway was plasmid-borne in B2, suggesting that B2 degrades both p-nitrophenol and 4-NC by enzymes encoded by genes on the same plasmid.
authors: State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
authors: Qiuzan
authors: Q
authors: Zhong
authors: Haiyan
authors: H
authors: Zhang
authors: Wenqin
authors: W
authors: Bai
authors: Mei
authors: M
authors: Li
authors: Baotong
authors: B
authors: Li
authors: Xinghui
authors: X
authors: Qiu
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D002396:Catechols / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009574:Nitro Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D009596:Nitrophenols / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D042041:Ochrobactrum / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002396:Catechols; D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic; D009574:Nitro Compounds; D009596:Nitrophenols; C506350:nitrocatechol