title: Bacterial degradation of benzalphthalide.
abstract: APseudomonas sp., isolated by an enrichment culture technique, grew on benzalphthalide at up to 1 g/l as sole carbon source. Cells oxidized both benzalphthalide ando-phthalate at enhanced rates compared with glucose-grown cells, but catechol, gentisate and protocatechuate were oxidized slowly and equally by benzalphthalide-and glucose-grown cells.
authors.affiliation: Biochemistry Division, Department of Chemistry, Karnatak University, 580003, Dharwad, India.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Ganji
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Pujar