title: 2,2'-oxo-1,1'-azobenzene: microbial transformation of rye (Secale cereale L.) allelochemical in field soils byAcinetobacter calcoaceticus: III.
abstract: Acinetobacter calcoaceticus, a gram-negative bacterium isolated from field soil, was found to be responsible for the biotransformation of 2(3H)-benzoxazolinone (BOA) to 2,2'-oxo-1,1'-azobenzene (AZOB). Experiments were conducted to evaluate the transformation of BOA to AZOB by this microbe in sterile and nonsterile soil. Transformation studies with soils inoculated withA. calcoaceticus indicated that the production of AZOB increased linearly with the concentration of BOA in sterile soil and showed a quadratic trend in nonsterile soils. This also indicated that all soil types studied for the transformation experiments might containA. calcoaceticus capable of the conversion of benzoxazolinones.
authors.affiliation: Bioactive Natural Products Laboratory, Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, 48824, East Laming, Michigan.
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Chase
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Putnam
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mishra